# The Social Security (Credits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

S.R. 2012/109 · made 9 March 2012

These Regulations amend regulation 9C of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 to provide for an award of credits in respect of any week during which a person was paid additional statutory paternity pay.

Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (Section 22, Section 171)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-credits-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/pdf/nisr_20120109_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-credits-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/pdf/nisrem_20120109_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Social Security
Made 9th March 2012
Coming into operation 5th April 2012
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(5) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in it.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Credits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 5th April 2012.

## 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations

In regulation 9C of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 (credits for adoption pay period and maternity pay period)—
(a) in the heading after “adoption pay period” insert “, additional paternity pay period”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(a) after “paragraph (2)(a)” insert “or (aa)”;
(c) in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa) the additional paternity pay period in respect of which additional statutory paternity pay was paid to a person, or”; and
(d) in paragraph (5)—
(i) after ““adoption pay period”,” insert ““additional paternity pay period”,”, and
(ii) after ““statutory adoption pay”” insert “, “additional statutory paternity pay””.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 9th March 2012
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 9C of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 to provide for an award of credits in respect of any week during which a person was paid additional statutory paternity pay.
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/2012/109 (the official version)
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