Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993

163 Application of general provisions relating to administration of social security

(1) The [1992 c. 8.] Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 shall apply as if references to that Act in the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) included references to the provisions referred to in section 160(1)(b) of this Act (in this section referred to as “the relevant provisions”).

(2) The provisions referred to in subsection (1) are the following provisions of the Social Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992—

• section 110 (legal proceedings)

• section 118 (regulations as to notification of deaths)

• section 153 (co-ordination with Great Britain)

• section 156 (payment of travelling expenses by the Department).

(3) Section 56 of that Act (regulations as to determination of questions and matters arising out of, or pending, reviews and appeals) shall apply to the relevant provisions as it applies to the [1992 c. 7.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.

(4) The references in section 57(2)(a) of the [1992 c. 8.] Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (procedure regulations) and in section 59(1)(a) of that Act (regulations as to matters arising pending determinations) to Parts II to IV of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and to Part I of that Act shall be taken respectively to include a reference to section 42 and a reference to sections 37 and 38 of this Act.

(5) Section 120 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (treatment of certain marriages) shall apply to the relevant provisions.