Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

144 Destination of repayments, etc. N.I.

(1) Subject to [F1 Article 38 of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and to]the following provisions of this section, so far as it relates to payments out of money appropriated by Measure, any sum recovered by the Department under or by virtue of this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

(2) So far as any such sum relates to a payment out of the National Insurance Fund, it shall be paid into that Fund.

(3) So far as any such sum relates to a payment out of the social fund, it shall be paid into that fund.

(4) Sums repaid by virtue of paragraph 1(3)(e) of Schedule 6 to this Act as it has effect for the purposes of regulations under paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Contributions and Benefits Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

(5) There shall be paid into the National Insurance Fund—

[F2 (a) fees so payable under regulations made by virtue of section 60(2)(b) above;]

(b) sums recovered by the Department under regulations made by virtue of paragraph 2 or 4 of Schedule 8 to the Contributions and Benefits Act making provision corresponding to that made by or by virtue of section 69 above.

(6) Any sums [F3 recovered by the Department under section 13A above]. . . shall be paid—

(a) into the Consolidated Fund to the extent that it estimates that those sums relate to payments out of money appropriated by Measure; and

(b) into the National Insurance Fund to the extent that it estimates that they relate to payments out of that Fund.

[F4 (7) Any sums received by the Department under regulations made by virtue of section 13A(2)(b) above shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.]

[F5 (7) Any sums repaid to the Department in pursuance of section 119(1) of the 1975 Act (which related to the effect of adjudication and was repealed subject to a saving in relation to certain reviews and appeals) shall—

(a) be paid by it into the Consolidated Fund in so far as they represent benefit which under section 143 above is payable out of money appropriated for the purpose and not out of the National Insurance Fund; and

(b) otherwise, be paid by it into that Fund.]

[F6 (8) All penalties recovered under section 109A [F7 or 109B] above shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 144(1) inserted (7.10.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. 40(1), Sch. 2, para. 44; S.R. 1996/401, art. 2

F2 S. 144(5)(a) ceased to have effect (5.7.1999 and 29.11.1999 for certain purposes, otherwiseprosp.) by virtue of S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), arts. 1, 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 79; S.R. 1999/310, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 14); S.R. 1999/472, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 20-22) (subject to art. 2(2) of the said S.R. 1999/472)

S. 144(5)(a) repealed (5.7.1999 for certain purposes, otherwiseprosp.) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), arts. 1(2), 78(1), Sch. 7; S.R. 1999/310, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 14)

F3 Words in s. 144(6) substituted(retrospectively) (11.6.1992) for specified purposes by S.I. 1992/1309 (N.I. 9), art. 3(2), Sch. para. 2(1).

F4 S. 144(7) added(retrospectively) (11.6.1992) for specified purposes by S.I. 1992/1309 (N.I. 9), art. 3(2), Sch. para. 2(2).

F5 S. 144(7) inserted at the end of s. 144(temp.)(1.7.1992) by Social Security (COnsequential Provisions)(Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 9), ss. 6, 7(2), Sch. 4, Pt. I, paras. 1, 14.

F6 Words in s. 144(8) added (18.12.1997) by S.I. 1997/1182 (N.I. 11), art. 19(1), Sch. 1 para. 5; S.R. 1997/508, art. 2

F7 Words in s. 144(8) inserted (1.5.2002) by 2001 c. 17 (N.I.), ss. 14(2), 17(1); S.R. 2002/165, art. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 144 modified (29.11.1999) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), art. 33; S.R. 1999/472, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. 1 (subject to art. 2(2) of the said S.R.)