Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992U.K.
18U.K.In section 171(2) of the M1Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, after “157" there shall be inserted the words “ and regulations made by the Chief Registrar of friendly societies under paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 1 to this Act. ”
19(1)In Schedule 1 to that Act, in paragraph 10(2)—U.K.
(a)for the words “Friendly Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1970" there shall be substituted “ Friendly Societies Act 1974 ”; and
(b)for the words “Registrar of Friendly Societies for Northern Ireland" there shall be substituted “ Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies ”.
(2)In that Schedule, in paragraph 10 for sub-paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“(3)The power conferred by sub-paragraph (2) above on the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies to make regulations shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and—
(a)the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply to that power as if the Chief Registrar were a Minister of the Crown, and
(b)section 171(3) to (5) above shall apply to those regulations as they apply to regulations made by the Department.”