# The Social Security (1998 Order) (Prescribed Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

S.R. 2006/388 · made 22 September 2006

These Regulations prescribe sickness benefit, unemployment benefit, invalidity pension, invalidity allowance, attendance allowance and mobility allowance under the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 and supplementary benefit under the Supplementary Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 as “relevant benefits” for the purposes of Article 9 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

Made under: The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (Article 9, Article 74)

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## Introductory text

social security
Made 22nd September 2006
Coming into operation 16th October 2006
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 9(3)(h) and 74(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and now vested in it.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (1998 Order) (Prescribed Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 16th October 2006.

## 2 Prescribed benefits

The benefits prescribed for the purposes of Article 9(3)(h) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (decisions by the Department) are—
(a) the following benefits under the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975—
(i) sickness benefit under section 14,
(ii) unemployment benefit under section 14,
(iii) invalidity pension under section 15,
(iv) invalidity allowance under section 16,
(v) attendance allowance under section 35, and
(vi) mobility allowance under section 37A; and
(b) supplementary benefit under the Supplementary Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order 1977.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 22nd September 2006
L.S.
John O’Neill
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe sickness benefit, unemployment benefit, invalidity pension, invalidity allowance, attendance allowance and mobility allowance under the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 and supplementary benefit under the Supplementary Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 as “relevant benefits” for the purposes of Article 9 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

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