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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 22nd November 1984

Coming into Operation

Articles 1 and 2 1st January 1985

Article 3 1st January 1988

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22nd day of November 1984

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas at London on the 13th February 1984 an Agreement on social security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America (which Agreement is set out in Schedule 1 to this Order and is hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”) and an Administrative Agreement for the implementation of the Agreement (which is set out in Schedule 2 to this Order and is hereinafter referred to as “the Administrative Agreement”) were signed on behalf of those Governments:

And Whereas by Article 27(1) of the Agreement it is provided that the Agreement, except for Part III, shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the month in which each Government has received from the other Government written notification that all statutory and constitutional requirements have been complied with for entry into force of the Agreement:

And Whereas it is further provided by Article 27(2) of the Agreement that Part III thereof shall enter into force on the first day of the thirty-sixth month following the month in which Parts I, II, IV and V of the Agreement enter into force:

And Whereas by Article 24(5) of the Agreement it is also provided that notwithstanding the provisions of Article 27 concerning the effective date of Part III of the Agreement, Article 7(1) shall enter into force on the date on which Parts I, II, IV and V of the Agreement enter into force:

And Whereas by Article 11 of the Administrative Agreement it is provided that the Administrative Agreement shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of the Agreement:

And Whereas written notification in accordance with Article 27(1) of the Agreement was received by each Government in November 1984 and accordingly Parts I, II, IV, V and Article 7(1) of the Agreement, and the Administrative Agreement, enter into force on the 1st January 1985 and Part III (except for Article 7(1)) enters into force on 1st January 1988:

And Whereas by section 143 of the Social Security Act 1975^f1 it is provided that Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting the said Social Security Act in its application to cases affected by agreements with other Governments providing for reciprocity in matters specified in that section:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the said section 143 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:—C1C2C3C4C5C6