# The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017, Introduction: Introductory text


Social Security
Made 30th March 2017
Coming into operation 6th April 2017
The Orders in Council and Orders specified in Schedule 2 to this Order modified or adapted certain enactments so as to give effect to the agreements set out in the Schedules to those Orders in Council and Orders.
Her Majesty’s Government in consequence of changes in the law of Northern Ireland has proposed to each of the Governments with whom the United Kingdom has made such an agreement, alterations to the agreement.
Section 155(1)(b), (2), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 provides that for the purpose of giving effect to any such agreement as it would be if it were so altered in accordance with such proposals, the Secretary of State may by Order make provision for modifying or adapting the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and any regulations made under those Acts, and Part 5 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 and any regulations made under section 29 of that Act, in their application to cases affected by the proposed alterations.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 155(1)(b), (2) and (5) and 165(4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/73/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-reciprocal-agreements-order-northern-ireland-2017/introduction
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