# The Social Security (Credits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975.
Paragraph (2) of regulation 2 amends regulation 8B to align provisions relating to the award of a credit for limited capability for work in respect of Employment and Support Allowance with those relating to the award of a credit for incapacity for work.
Paragraph (3) inserts a new regulation 9E to provide for a Class 1 national insurance contribution to be credited to the accompanying spouse or civil partner of a member of Her Majesty’s forces who is on an assignment outside the United Kingdom.
Regulation 3 makes consequential revocations.
These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/109/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-credits-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/note
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