The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001

Made: 26th February 2001

Coming into operation: 9th April 2001

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 155(1)(b) and (2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following order:

Citation and commencement

1

This order may be cited as the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2001.

Modification or adaptation of Acts

2

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992[^f00002] shall be modified or adapted to such extent as may be required to give effect to the alterations set out in Schedule 1 to this order, which are proposed to the agreements set out in the Orders in Council, or orders made by the Secretary of State, specified in Schedule 2 to this order.

SCHEDULE 1 — Proposed alterations to existing agreements

Where in the agreement set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council, or an order made by the Secretary of State, specified in Schedule 2 to this order there are references to widow’s benefit, widow’s payment, widow’s pension or widowed mother’s allowance under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof, such references shall be altered to include references to bereavement benefit, bereavement payment, bereavement allowance and widowed parent’s allowance under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof.

SCHEDULE 2 — Orders in Council and orders of the Secretary of State modified by this order

Signed

John Reid — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — Dated this 26th day of February 2001.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This order provides for social security legislation to be modified or adapted to take account of changes made by the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 which replaces widow’s benefit (comprising widow’s payment, widow’s pension and widowed mother’s allowance) with bereavement benefit (comprising bereavement payment, bereavement allowance and widowed parent’s allowance) in relation to the Orders in Council, and orders made by the Secretary of State, listed in Schedule 2 to this order (which give effect to agreements made between the Governments of the United Kingdom and other countries providing for reciprocity in certain social security matters).

This order does not impose a charge on business.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c. 8

[^f00002]: 1992 c. 7

[^f00003]: S.I. 1976/1044

[^f00004]: S.R. 1979 No. 92

[^f00005]: S.R. 1988 No. 120

[^f00006]: S.R. 1995 No. 110

[^f00008]: S.R. 1982 No. 378

Editorial notes

[^key-310fb6b65a8b130b61e9ba4635d77e90]: Art. 1 in operation at 9.4.2001, see art. 1

[^key-4b5f71fe97e366717f7a9edb8c01af33]: Sch. 2 in operation at 9.4.2001, see art. 1

[^key-a05896ece8608c91cbd25bca83180de0]: Art. 2 in operation at 9.4.2001, see art. 1

[^key-49cd5360e5f7fa64beba923fe80dc19b]: Sch. 1 in operation at 9.4.2001, see art. 1

[^key-1b6f317730fabec67003394f6404a829]: Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.6.2007) by virtue of The Social Security (Netherlands) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/295), arts. 1, 3(2)(f)

[^key-9391c6f7c6968abbfdeb04f22c04c32b]: Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.10.2007) by virtue of The Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/438), arts. 1, 3(2)(f)