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The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (1994 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994

S.R. 1994/450 · Made 18 November 1994

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 18th November 1994

The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work)(Northern Ireland) Order 1994f1 and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974f2 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)

f2

1974 c. 28

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed days
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule
  5. IPROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 21ST NOVEMBER 1994
  6. IIPROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 21ST NOVEMBER 1994 FOR THE PURPOSE ONLY OF MAKING REGULATIONS AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES ON 13TH APRIL 1995
  7. IIIPROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 6TH APRIL 1995
  8. IVPROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 13TH APRIL 1995
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This order may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (1994 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994.

(2)

In this order “the Order” means the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.

2Appointed days

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

(a)

the provisions of the Order specified in Part I of the Schedule is 21st November 1994;

(b)

the provisions of the Order specified in Part 11 of the Schedule—

(i)

for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations expressed to come into operation on 13th April 1995, is 21st November 1994, and

(ii)

for all other purposes, is 13th April 1995;

(c)

the provisions of the Order specified in Part III of the Schedule is 6th April 1995; and

(d)

the provisions of the Order specified in Part IV of the Schedule is 13th April 1995.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on

L.S.

C. P. Moore

Assistant Secretary

18th November 1994.

IPROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 21ST NOVEMBER 1994

Provisions of the OrderSubject Matter
Article 4(6)Up-rating of incapacity benefit
Article 6Power to provide for the transition to incapacity benefit
Article 9Power to provide for the transition to the new test of incapacity for work
Article 10(2)Up-rating of statutory sick pay
Article 14General power to make transitional and consequential provision

IIPROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 21ST NOVEMBER 1994 FOR THE PURPOSE ONLY OF MAKING REGULATIONS AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES ON 13TH APRIL 1995

Provisions of the OrderSubject Matter
Article 4(1) and (4)Rate of incapacity benefit
Article 5(1)Supplementary provisions relating to incapacity benefit
Article 7Test of incapacity for work
Article 8Supplementary provisions and adjudication relating to test of incapacity for work
Article 11Severe disablement allowance
Article 12(1) and (3)Disability working allowance

IIIPROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 6TH APRIL 1995

Provisions of the OrderSubject Matter
Article 10(1), (3) and (4)Rate of statutory sick pay

IVPROVISIONS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 13TH APRIL 1995

Provisions of the OrderSubject Matter
Article 3Entitlement to incapacity benefit
Article 4(2), (3) and (5)Rate of incapacity benefit
Article 5(2)Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1 (contribution conditions)
Article 12(2)Amendment of section 128(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (disability working allowance)
Article 13 and Schedules 1 and 2Consequential amendments and repeals
Article 15Saving for existing enactments

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This order provides for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994. The commencement dates are—

(a)

21st November 1994 for the purposes of—

(i)

enabling regulations to be made, and

(ii)

up-dating the rates of incapacity benefit and statutory sick pay;

(b)

6th April 1995 for the purposes of provisions relating to statutory sick pay; and

(c)

13th April 1995 for all remaining purposes.