# The Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 2: The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 are amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) In regulation 12A (modification of Parts 2 and 3 of the Act in relation to accidents happening or prescribed diseases contracted outside Northern Ireland)—
(a) in paragraph (1), in the definition of “prescribed area”, omit “(other than the United Kingdom)”;
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “or a Member State (including the United Kingdom)” substitute “ , a Member State or the United Kingdom ”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), omit “(other than the United Kingdom)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/129/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-amendment-northern-ireland-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule/paragraph-2
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