The Social Security (Finland) Order 1984

Made: 8th February 1984

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of February 1984

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas at London on the 12th December 1978 a Convention on social security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Finland (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) and a Protocol supplementing the Convention (hereinafter referred to as “the 1978 Protocol”)[^f00001] were signed on behalf of those Governments:

And Whereas at London on the 21st March 1980 and on the 24th January 1983 further protocols (hereinafter referred to as “the amending protocols”)[^f00002] were signed on behalf of those Governments amending the Convention with effect from the date of entry into force of the Convention (the Convention as so amended being set out in Schedule 1 to this Order):

And Whereas by Article 33 of the 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 by Article 5 of the 1978 Protocol (which is set out in Schedule 2 to this Order) it is provided that the 1978 Protocol shall form an integral part of the Convention:

And Whereas the Convention has been ratified by the said Governments and the instruments of ratification were exchanged on the 30th December 1983 and accordingly the Convention and the amending protocols entered into force on the 1st February 1984:

And Whereas by section 143 of the Social Security Act 1975[^f00003] and section 15(1) of the Child Benefit Act 1975[^f00004] it is provided that Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting the said Social Security Act and for modifying the provisions of Part I of the said Child Benefit Act and regulations made under it 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 143, and the said section 15(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

1

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Finland) Order 1984.

Modification of the Social Security Act 1975

2

The Social Security Act 1975 shall be modified to such extent as may be required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Convention, as amended by the amending protocols, so far as the same relate to England, Wales and Scotland.

Modification of the Child Benefit Act 1975

3

Part I of the Child Benefit Act 1975 and any regulations made under it shall be modified to such extent as may be required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Convention, as amended by the amending protocols, so far as the same relate to England, Wales and Scotland.

Revocation and variation of Orders

4

• (1) The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Finland) Order 1960 is hereby revoked.

• (2) The reference to the said Order of 1960 shall be omitted in Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Schedule to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979 and in Schedules 1 and 2 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1982.

SCHEDULE 1

(The provisions inserted or substituted by the amending protocols are shown in italics.)