The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
S.R. 2007/73 · Made 12 February 2007
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 12th February 2007
Coming into operation 12th March 2007
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in the exercise of powers conferred by section 165(4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997f2 and now vested in itf3.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1992 c. 8; see Article 28(3) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/ 1183 (N.I. 12)
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- f3
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See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 12th March 2007.
2Amendment of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations
In regulation 2(1) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997f1 (exempted trusts and payments) after sub-paragraph (f)f2 add—
“(g)the UK Asbestos Trust established on 10th October 2006 for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases;
(h)the EL Scheme Trust established on 23rd November 2006 for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases.”.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th February 2007
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 2(1) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 to exempt the UK Asbestos Trust established on 10th October 2006 and the EL Scheme Trust established on 23rd November 2006 for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases from the effect of the compensation recovery scheme established under the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.