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The Social Security (Sweden) Order 1992

S.I. 1992/3213 · Made 17 December 1992

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 17th December 1992

Coming into force 31st December 1992

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of December 1992

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas by the Social Security (Sweden) Order 1988f1 (hereinafter referred to as the “Principal Order”) made in pursuance of section 143 of the Social Security Act 1975f2 and section 15 of the Child Benefit Act 1975f3, it was ordered that the said Acts, and any regulations made under the latter Act, be modified to such extent as may be required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Convention on Social Security set out in the Schedule to the Principal Order (hereinafter referred to as the “Principal Convention”), so far as the same relate to England, Wales and Scotland:

And Whereas the Principal Convention was amended by the Agreementf4 contained in Notes exchanged on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on 20th October 1992 (which Notes are set out in the Schedule to this Order):

And Whereas by section 179 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f5 it is provided that Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting that Act and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f6 in their application to cases affected by agreements with the Governments of countries outside the United Kingdom providing for reciprocity in matters specified in the said section:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 179 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I.1988/590 as amended by S.I.1988/591.

f2

1975 c. 14; this provision is now replaced by section 179 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

f3

1975 c. 61; this provision is now replaced by section 179 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

f4

Cm 2103.

f5

1992 c. 5.

f6

1992 c. 4.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Modification of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and variation of the Principal Order
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule: NOTES EXCHANGED ON 20 OCTOBER 1992 BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELANDAND THE AMBASSADOR FOR SWEDEN IN LONDON
  5. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO THE AMBASSADOR FOR SWEDEN IN LONDON
  6. THE AMBASSADOR FOR SWEDEN IN LONDON TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Sweden) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 31st December 1992.

2Modification of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and variation of the Principal Order

The Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 shall be modified and the Principal Order shall be varied so as to give effect to the Principal Convention as amended by the Agreement set out in the Schedule to this Order, so far as the same relate to England, Wales and Scotland.

Signature

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO THE AMBASSADOR FOR SWEDEN IN LONDON

THE AMBASSADOR FOR SWEDEN IN LONDON TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision for the modification of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration Act 1992 so as to give effect to the Agreement set out in the Schedule to the Order.

This Agreement amends the Convention on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Governmentof Sweden signed on 29th June 1987.

The Agreement provides that as from the date on which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Area enters into force, the provisions of the Convention shall cease to apply to persons to whom Regulation (EEC) No1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No574/72 (“the EEC Regulations”) apply; rights in course of acquisition under the Convention immediately before the Treaty enters into force are to be determined in accordance with the provisions of the EEC Regulations. The Convention continues to apply to other persons who are insured under the social security schemes of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and to persons who are insured under the social security schemes of the Isle of Man, the Island of Jersey and the Islands of Guernsey.

The Agreement provides for benefits already awarded and claims in course of determination to be governed by the Convention.