Explanatory note

Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 provides for the transition from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance. This Order provides for social security legislation to be modified to take account of changes made by that Act, to give effect to the alterations in Schedule 1, in relation to the Orders in Council and orders of the Secretary of State listed in Schedule 2 which give effect in Northern Ireland to agreements made between the Governments of the United Kingdom and other countries providing for reciprocity in certain social security matters.