The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

38.—(1) Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to that Act (general regulation-making powers) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The appropriate authority may by regulations”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (1) there is inserted—

“(1A) In sub-paragraph (1), “the appropriate authority” means the Treasury, except that, in relation to—

(a) provision made by virtue of paragraph (d) of that sub-paragraph, and

(b) provision made by virtue of paragraph (q) of that sub-paragraph in relation to the matters referred to in paragraph (d),

it means the Department.”

(4) In sub-paragraph (2), for “made by the Department” there is substituted “made by the Inland Revenue”.

(5) In sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “Department of Finance and Personnel” there is substituted “Treasury”.