Tax Credits Act 1999

Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

31 Any power to make regulations or orders conferred by the [1992 c. 8.] Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is exercisable, so far as it relates to tax credit, by statutory instrument; and section 165(3) of that Act (regulations and orders to be made by statutory rule) has effect subject to this paragraph.

32 A statutory instrument—

(a) which contains (whether alone or with other provisions) regulations made under section 1(1) or (1C), 5(1) or 9(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 relating to tax credit; and

(b) which is not subject to any requirement that a draft of the instrument be laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament,

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

33 A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) an order under section 132 of that Act increasing any sum prescribed for the purposes of section 127(5) (appropriate maximum working families' tax credit) or 128(8) (appropriate maximum disabled person’s tax credit) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

34 (1) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of section 145 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (which provides for adjustments between the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund and the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland) shall cease to have effect.

(2) In subsection (3) of that section, for “(a) to (d)” there shall be substituted “(c) or (d)”.

35 Any power under any provision of that Act transferred to the Board by section 2(1) above shall, if the Treasury so direct, be exercisable only in conjunction with them.