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SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND

Made 28th July 2000

Laid before Parliament 1st August 2000

Coming into force 4th August 2000

The Treasury, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development^f1 in so far as required, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3(2) and (3), 4(5) to (7), and 171(3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

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f1: 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).
f2: 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”). Subsection (6) of section 4 was substituted by section 78(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) and subsection (7) was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order.