The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 1928

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996

Made

23rd July 1996

Coming into force

7th October 1996

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1996

Present

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas the Orders in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order modified or adapted certain enactments so as to give effect to the agreements set out in the Schedules to those Orders:

And Whereas Her Majesty’s Government in consequence of changes in the law of Great Britain have proposed to each of the parties with whom the United Kingdom has made such an agreement alterations to the agreement:

And Whereas by virtue of section 179(1)(b) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992M1 it is provided that for the purpose of giving effect to any such agreement as it would be if it were so altered in accordance with such proposals, Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M2 and the Jobseekers Act 1995M3 in their application to cases affected by the proposed alterations:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the said section 179(1)(b) and (2) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 5. Section 179 was amended by section 41(4) of, and Schedule 2 paragraph 70 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18).

M2 1992 c. 4.

M3 1995 c. 18.

Citation and commencement E+W+S

1.  This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 7th October 1996.

Modification or adaptation of Acts E+W+S

2.  The Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Jobseekers Act 1995 shall be modified or adapted to such extent as may be required to give effect to the alterations set out in Schedule 1 to this Order which are proposed to the agreements set out in the Orders in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING AGREEMENTS

1.  Where in the agreement set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order there are references to unemployment benefit under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof, such references shall be altered to include a reference to contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof. E+W+S

2.  Where in the agreement set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order there is a definition of the legislation to which the agreement applies, that definition shall be read as including a reference to the Jobseekers Act 1995. E+W+S

Article 2

SCHEDULE 2 E+W+S ORDERS IN COUNCIL MODIFIED BY THIS ORDER

Title of Order in Council	Reference	Previously modified by
The National Insurance andIndustrial Injuries (ReciprocalAgreement with Italy) Order 1953	S.I. 1953/884	The Social Security (ReciprocalAgreements) Order 1976 M4 , the Social Security (ReciprocalAgreements) Order 1979 M5 , the Social Security (ReciprocalAgreements) Order 1988 M6 and theSocial Security (ReciprocalAgreements) Order 1995 M7
F1 ...
The National Insurance andIndustrial Injuries (France)Order 1958	S.I. 1958/597	ditto
The Family Allowances, NationalInsurance and Industrial Injuries(Belgium) Order 1958	S.I. 1958/771	ditto
The Family Allowances, NationalInsurance and Industrial Injuries(Yugoslavia) Order 1958	S.I. 1958/1263	ditto
The Family Allowances, NationalInsurance and Industrial Injuries(Denmark) Order 1960	S.I. 1960/211	ditto
F2 ...
The Family Allowances, NationalInsurance and Industrial Injuries(Germany) Order 1961	S.I. 1961/1202	ditto
F2 ...
The Family Allowances, NationalInsurance and Industrial Injuries(Spain) Order 1975	S.I. 1975/415	ditto
The National Insurance (Germany)Order 1961	S.I. 1961/1513	The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976 and theSocial Security (ReciprocalAgreements) Order 1988
The Social Security (Portugal) Order 1979	S.I. 1979/921	The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1982 M8 , the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995
The Social Security (Austria) Order 1981	S.I. 1981/605	The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995
The Social Security (New Zealand) Order 1983	S.I. 1983/1894	ditto
The Social Security (Finland) Order 1984	S.I. 1984/125	ditto
The Social Security (Iceland) Order 1985	S.I. 1985/1202	ditto
The Social Security (Portugal) Order 1987	S.I. 1987/1831	ditto
The Social Security (Sweden) Order 1988	S.I. 1988/590	ditto
The Social Security (Spain) Order 1976	S.I. 1976/1916	The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988
The Social Security (Isle of Man) Order 1977	S.I. 1977/2150	ditto
The Social Security (Cyprus) Order 1983	S.I. 1983/1698	The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995
The Social Security (Norway) Order 1991	S.I. 1991/767	ditto
F3 ...
The Social Security (Cyprus) Order 1994	S.I. 1994/1646	ditto
The Social Security (Jersey and Guernsey) Order 1994	S.I. 1994/2802	ditto
The Social Security (Canada) Order 1995	S.I. 1995/2699

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.6.2007) by virtue of Social Security (Netherlands) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/631), arts. 1, 3(2)(e)

F2 Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.10.2007) by virtue of Social Security (Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2122), arts. 1, 3(2)(e)

F3 Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.3.2001) by virtue of The Social Security (Australia) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/3255), arts. 1, 3(2) (with art. 2)

Marginal Citations

M4 S.I. 1976/225.

M5 S.I. 1979/290.

M6 S.I. 1988/591.

M7 S.I. 1995/767.

M8 S.I. 1982/1528.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for social security legislation to be modified or adapted to take account of changes made by the Jobseekers Act 1995 which replaces unemployment benefit by jobseeker’s allowance, in relation to the Orders in Council listed in Schedule 2 (which give effect to agreements made between the Governments of the United Kingdom and other countries providing for reciprocity in certain social security matters).

This Order does not impose any costs on business.