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SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND

Made 26th February 2001

Laid before Parliament 28th February 2001

Coming into force 6th April 2001

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2), (2A), (3), 4(6) and (7), 10(9) and 171(3), (4) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1 and section 78(9) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000^f2, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development^f3 in so far as required, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 7. Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”), and subsection (2A) was inserted by Article 45 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I.10)). Section 4(6) was substituted by section 78(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) (“the 2000 Act”), and section 4(7) added by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order. Section 10 was substituted by section 78(2) of the 2000 Act. Section 171(10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order.
f2: 2000 c. 19.
f3: The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).