The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2012

Made: 15th February 2012

Coming into force: 22nd February 2012

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of February 2012Present,The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 179(1)(b), (2) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, to make the following Order in Council:

Citation and Commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 22nd February 2012.

Modification of Legislation

2

The Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and Part I of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and regulations made under that Part, are to be modified to such extent as may be required to give effect to the alterations set out in Schedule 1 which are proposed to the agreements set out in the Orders in Council specified in Schedule 2.

SCHEDULE 1 — PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING AGREEMENTS

Where in the agreements set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order there are references to invalidity benefit or invalidity pension under the legislation of the United Kingdom, such references shall be altered to include a reference to employment and support allowance which is a contributory allowance awarded by virtue of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010[^f00004].

SCHEDULE 2 — ORDERS IN COUNCIL MODIFIED BY THIS ORDER

Signed

Richard Tilbrook — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 includes provision for the transition from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance. This Order provides for social security legislation to be modified to take account of changes made by that Act and regulations made under it, to give effect to the alterations in Schedule 1, in relation to the Orders in Council listed in Schedule 2, with respect to that transition. Those Orders in Council give effect to agreements made between the Government of the United Kingdom and the governments of other countries providing for reciprocity in certain social security matters.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c.5, as amended by S.I. 2011/2425. Other amendments to section 179 are not relevant to this Order.

[^f00002]: 1992 c.4.

[^f00003]: 2007 c.5.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2010/1907, as amended by S.I.s 2010/2430 and 2011/2425.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1976/225.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1979/290.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1988/591.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1995/767.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1996/1928.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2001/407.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2005/2765.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1997/1778.