{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-northern-ireland-order-1985/article-1",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1985/1209",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-northern-ireland-order-1985",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Title, citation and commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1985.\n(2) This Order may be cited together with—\n(a) the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Acts 1975 to 1984; and\n(b) the 1983 NI 17 Social Security Adjudications (Northern Ireland) Order 1983,\nas the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 to 1985.\n(3) Subject to the following provisions of this Article, this Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Head of the Department may by order appoint.\n(4) The following provisions of this Order shall come into operation on the fourteenth day after the day on which this Order is made—\nthis Article and Article 2;\nArticle 6 so far as it relates to Part I of Schedule 3;\nArticle 8(5) and (6);\nArticle 10;\nArticle 12;\nArticle 13;\nArticle 15(6) and (7);\nArticle 19;\nArticle 22;\nArticle 23;\nArticle 24;\nArticle 25(1), so far as it relates to paragraphs 14, 25, 28 and 29 of Schedule 5;\nArticle 25(2), so far as it relates to the repeals in—\nArticle 43D of the Pensions Order;\nArticle 18(7) of the 1977 NI 11 Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977; and\nthe 1984 NI 8 Health and Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1984.\n(5) The following provisions of this Order shall come into operation on 2nd September 1985.\n...\nArticle 25(1) so far as it relates to paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 of Schedule 5;\nArticle 25(2) so far as it relates to the repeals in sections 79, 82 and 90 of the principal Act.\nPara. (6) rep. by 1990 NI 15\n(7) Articles 18 and 20 shall come into force on 6th April 1986.\n(8) The Department may by regulations subject to negative resolution make such transitional and consequential provision (including provision modifying any provision contained in this or any other statutory provision) or saving as the Department considers necessary or expedient in connection with the coming into operation of any provision of this Order or the operation of any statutory provision which is repealed or amended by a provision of this Order during any period when the repeal or amendment is not wholly in operation.\n(9) Subsections (4) and (5) of section 165 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (which among other things make provision about the extent of powers to make regulations) shall apply to the power to make regulations conferred by this Article as they apply to any power to make regulations conferred by that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "partly exercised by SRs 1985/218, 247"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1986 NI 18"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "1992 c. 9"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}