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SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND

Made 15th March 2000

Laid before Parliament 16th March 2000

Coming into force 6th April 2000

The Treasury, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development^f1, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 117(1) and 171(3) and (10) 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 which are made for the purpose of making provision consequential on provision under section 129 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f3:

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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 (c. 7) 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 117(1) was amended by paragraph 50 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) and paragraph 23 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 6, to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer of Functions Order”). Subsection (10) of section 171 was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Functions Order.
f3: 1992 c. 8. Section 129 was amended by paragraph 43 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Functions Order. See section 172(9), (11A) and (11B) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (as amended by paragraph 29(4) and (5) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Functions Order).