The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Spain) Order 1975

Made: 18th March 1975

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1975

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas at London on 13th September 1974 a Convention on social security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Spain (which Convention is set out in the Schedule to this Order and is hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) was signed on behalf of those Governments:

And Whereas by Article 36 of the said Convention it is provided that the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the month in which the instruments of ratification are exchanged:

And Whereas the Convention has been ratified by the said Governments and the instruments of ratification were exchanged on 25th February 1975, and accordingly the Convention enters into force on 1st April 1975:

And Whereas by section 105(1) of the National Insurance Act 1965 as extended by section 22(1) of the Family Allowances Act 1965, and section 84(1) of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965, it is provided that Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, make provision for modifying or adapting the said Acts of 1965 in their application to cases affected by agreements with other Governments providing for reciprocity in matters specified in those sections:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty in pursuance of the said section 105(1), as so extended, and the said section 84(1), 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:—

Citation and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Spain) Order 1975.

• (2) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply in relation to this Order as if this Order were an Act of Parliament.

Modification of Acts

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The provisions contained in the Convention shall have full force and effect, so far as the same relate to England, Wales and Scotland and provide for reciprocity with the Government of Spain in any matters specified in either section 105(1) of the National Insurance Act 1965, as extended by section 22(1) of the Family Allowances Act 1965 or section 84(1) of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965; and the Family Allowances Acts 1965 to 1969, the National Insurance Acts 1965 to 1974 and the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts 1965 to 1974 shall have effect subject to such modifications as may be required therein for the purpose of giving effect to any such provisions.

SCHEDULE