Article 111 Application of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989I1

Article 2 of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

In paragraph (2), in the definition of “action”, at the end insert “ (and see paragraph (11)) ”.

At the end insert—

“(11)

References in this Order to an action do not include any method of recovery of a sum recoverable under—

(a)

Part 3 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992,

(b)

section 126(c) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, or

(c)

Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, other than a proceeding in a court of law.”

The amendments made by this Article have effect as if they had come into operation at the same time as Article 2 of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, except for the purposes of proceedings brought before the coming into operation of this Article.