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Section 20 Descriptions of contributory benefits.

Northern Ireland

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(1)

Contributory benefits under this Part of this Act are of the following descriptions, namely—

F1(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2(b)

incapacity benefit, comprising—

(i)

short-term incapacity benefit; and

(ii)

long-term incapacity benefit;

(d)

maternity allowance F3... ;

(e)

widow’s benefit, comprising—

F4(i)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii)

widowed mother’s allowanceF5...;

(iii)

widow’s pension;

F6(ea)

widowed parent's allowance;

(f)

retirement pensions of the following categories—

(i)

Category A, payable to a person by virtue of his own contributions (with increase for adult F7... dependants); and

F8(ii)

Category B, payable to a person by virtue of the contributions of a spouse F9or civil partner ... ;

F10(fa)

shared additional pensions;

(g)

for existing beneficiaries only, child’s special allowance.

(2)

In this Act—

  • “long-term benefit” means—

    1. (a)

      F11long-term incapacity benefit;

    2. (b)

      a widowed mother’s allowance;

    3. (ba)

      F12a widowed parent’s allowance;

    4. (bb)

      F13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. (c)

      a widow’s pension; and

    6. (d)

      a Category A or Category B retirement pension; and

    7. (e)

      F14a shared additional pension;

  • “short-term benefit” means—

    1. (a)

      F15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. (b)

      F16short-term incapacity benefit; and

    3. (c)

      maternity allowance.

(3)

The provisions of this Part of this Act are subject to the provisions of F17Chapter II of Part III of the Pensions Act F18(reduction in benefits for members of schemes that were contracted-out).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 20(1)(a) repealed (7.10.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. 40(2), Sch. 3; S.R. 1996/401, art. 2

F2

S. 20(1)(b) substituted for s. 20(1)(b)(c) (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 2(2); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2(d), Sch. Pt. IV

F3

Words in s. 20(1)(d) repealed (with effect from 14.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), s. 36(1)(p), Sch. 4 Pt. 2 (with ss. 14(2), 34(2)(a))

F4

S. 20(1)(e)(i) repealed (24.4.2000 for specified purposes and 9.4.2001 otherwise) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), arts. 67, 76, Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(a), Sch. 10 Pt. V; S.R. 2000/133, art. 2(3)(a), Sch. Pt. I

F5

Words in s. 20(1) repealed (6.4.2003) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 6; S.I. 2003/962, art. 2(3)(e), Sch. 1 (with savings in S.R. 2003/212, art. 2)

F6

S. 20(1)(ea) substituted (6.4.2017) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(1), Sch. 16 para. 3(2); S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(2) (with arts. 3, 4)

F7

Words in s. 20(1)(f)(i) repealed (6.4.2003) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 6; S.I. 2003/962, art. 2(3)(e), Sch. 1 (with savings in S.R. 2003/212, art. 2)

F8

S. 20(1)(f)(ii) substituted (16.12.1995 subject to Sch. 2 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), arts. 1(3), 123, Sch. 2 Pt. III para. 18(1)

F9

Words in s. 20(1)(f)(ii) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(d), Sch. 24 para. 67; S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.

F10

S. 20(1)(fa) inserted (1.12.2000) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), art. 74, Sch. 9 para. 5(2); S.R. 2000/133, art. 2(3)(d), Sch. Pt. IV

F11

S. 20(2): para. (a) in definition of “long-term benefit”substituted (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 2(3)(a); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2(d), Sch. Pt. IV

F12

S. 20(2): paras. (ba)(bb) in definition of “long-term benefit”inserted (24.4.2000 for specified purposes and 9.4.2001 otherwise) by S.I. 1999/3147(N.I. 11), art. 67, Sch. 8 para. 2(3); S.R. 2000/133, art. 2(3)(a), Sch. Pt. I

F13

Words in s. 20(2) omitted (6.4.2017) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(1), Sch. 16 para. 3(3); S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(2) (with arts. 3, 4)

F14

S. 20(2): para. (e) in definition of “long-term benefit”inserted (1.12.2000) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), art. 74, Sch. 9 para. 5(3); S.R. 2000/133, art. 2(3)(d), Sch. Pt. IV

F15

Words in definition in s. 20(2) repealed (7.10.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. 40(2), Sch. 3; S.R. 1996/401, art. 2

F16

S. 20(2): para. (b) in definition substituted (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 2(3)(b); S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IV

F17

Words in s. 20(3) substituted (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 49, s. 184, Sch. 7 para. 30; S.R. 1994/17, art. 2

F18

Words in s. 20(3) substituted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 13 para. 52

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1

Pt. II (ss. 20-62) excluded (13.1.1993) by S.R. 1979/242, reg. 4(1) (as substituted (13.1.1993) by S.R. 1992/557, reg. 3).

C2

Pt. II (ss. 20-62): power to apply conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), ss. 161, 168(4), Sch. 6 para. 1(3)(a).

C3

Pt. II: power to amend or modify conferred (1.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), art. 49(2)(3)

C4

Pt. II modified (temp. from 1.12.1999 to 5.10.2002) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), art. 49(7)(a) (the temp. modification lapsing on the coming into operation of S.R. 2001/441, which modifies specified provisions of Pt. II, on 6.10.2002)