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The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004

S.R. 2004/84 · Made 4 March 2004

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 4th March 2004

Coming into operation 14th April 2004

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 171(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1, and now vested in itf2, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

f2

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Increase of earnings limits in respect of dependent children
  3. 3Revocations
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 14th April 2004.

2Increase of earnings limits in respect of dependent children

In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1 –

(a)

in head (a) for “£160” there shall be substituted “£165”; and

(b)

in head (b) for “£20” and “£160” there shall be substituted “£21” and “£165” respectively.

3Revocations

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001f1 and the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003f2 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 4th March 2004.

L.S.

John O'Neill

Senior Officer of the

Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

Where a disablement pension with unemployability supplement is increased in respect of a child or children, and the beneficiary is one of two persons who are spouses residing together or an unmarried couple, paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 provides that the increase shall not be payable in respect of the first child if the other person’s earnings are £160 a week or more and in respect of a further child for each complete £20 by which the earnings exceed £160. This Order substitutes the amount of £165 for the amount of £160 and the amount of £21 for the amount of £20.

Article 3 contains revocations consequential upon the coming into operation of this Order.

This Order does not impose any costs on business.