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Social Security Act 1993 in Northern Ireland

1993 c. 3 · Enacted 29 January 1993 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend sections 3 and 85 of the Social Security Act 1986, to provide for the making of certain payments into the National Insurance Fund, and for connected purposes.

[29th January 1993] I1

E1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Commencement

I1

Act partly in force at Royal Assent, see s.5(2)(3).

Extent

E1

This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland except as provided by S.5(4).

Contents

  1. 3Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland.
  2. 5Short title, commencement and extent.
  3. Schedule Repeals

3Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland.

An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the M1Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which states that it is made only for purposes corresponding to those of this Act—

(a)

shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament); but

(b)

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

5Short title, commencement and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Social Security Act 1993.

(2)

The following provisions of this Act shall not have effect with respect to any tax year before the tax year 1993-94—

  • F1. . .

  • section 4(2) and the Schedule.

F2(3)

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(4)

Section 3 of this Act and this section extend to Northern Ireland, but otherwise this Act does not extend there.

Repeals

ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
1986 c. 50.The Social Security Act 1986.In section 3, in subsection (1) the words “Subject to subsection (2) below” and paragraph (b), subsection (2) and, in subsection (5)(d), the words from “and as if” to the end.