The Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
S.R. 2020/147 · Made 21 July 2020
Social Security
Made 21st July 2020
Coming into operation 22nd July 2020
The Department for Communities makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 2 of the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001f1.
In accordance with section 1(3) of that Act it considers that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases.
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Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation on 22nd July 2020.
2Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987f1 are amended as follows.
In regulation 4ZC(2)f2(electronic claims for benefit)—
after “a Jobseeker’s allowance,” insert “maternity allowance”;
after “retirement pension” insert “a social fund funeral payment, a social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses”.
In regulation 32ZA(2)f3(information given electronically)—
after paragraph (f) insert “(fa) maternity allowance;”; and
after paragraph (ga) insert “(gb) a social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses;”.
In Schedule 8Df4 (conditions for the use of electronic communication) in paragraph (2) after “a social fund funeral payment” insert “a social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses, maternity allowance”.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 21st July 2020
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (S.R. 1987 No. 465), (“the Claims and Payments Regulations”), to allow electronic claims to be made for a social fund funeral payment, a social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses and maternity allowance.
Article 1 provides for citation and commencement.
Article 2 amends regulation 4ZC, 32ZA of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 8D to, the Claims and Payments Regulations to permit the use of an electronic communication in connection with a claim for a social fund funeral payment, a social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses and maternity allowance. The use of an electronic communication by claimants must be in accordance with a Direction of the Department.