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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-jamaica-order-northern-ireland-1997/schedule-1/part-I/crossheading-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/183",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Jamaica) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-jamaica-order-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/I/crossheading/2",
  "kind": "crossheading",
  "number": "Article 2",
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  "text": "(1) This Convention shall apply,\n(a) in relation to the territory of the United Kingdom, to:\n(i) the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994;\n(ii) the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994;\n(iii) the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (Acts of Parliament) as those Acts apply to the Isle of Man by virtue of Orders made, or having effect as if made, under the Social Security Act 1982 (an Act of Tynwald);\n(iv) the Social Insurance (Guernsey) Law, 1978;\n(v) the Social Security (Jersey) Law, 1974;\nand the legislation which was repealed or consolidated by those Acts, Laws or Orders or repealed by legislation consolidated by them;\n(b) in relation to Jamaica, to the National Insurance Act, 1965 and other legislation to which it refers.\n(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), this Convention shall apply also to any legislation which supersedes, replaces, amends, supplements or consolidates the legislation specified in paragraph (1).\n(3) This Convention shall apply, unless the Parties agree otherwise, only to benefits under the legislation specified in paragraph (1) at the date of entry into force of this Convention and for which specific provision is made in this Convention.\n(4) This Convention shall not apply—\n(i) in relation to Great Britain or Northern Ireland, to legislation on social security adopted by the Council, or the Council and the Parliament of the European Community, or\n(ii) in relation to Jamaica, to any treaties arising under regional economic or other arrangements to which Jamaica is, or may become, party\nor to any convention on social security which either Party has concluded with a third party or to any laws or regulations which amend the legislation specified in paragraph (1) for the purpose of giving effect to such a convention, but shall not prevent either Party taking into account under its legislation the provisions of any other convention which that Party has concluded with a third party.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}