The Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Prospective

Valid from 31/12/2020

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on exit day.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Valid from 31/12/2020

Amendment of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 U.K.

2.  In section 144 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 M1 (entitlement of pensioners to Christmas bonus), in subsection (1)(a), for “any other” substitute “ a ”.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 7, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

Valid from 31/12/2020

Amendment of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 U.K.

3.—(1) The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 M2 is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In section 71 (overlapping benefits – general), in subsection (5), for “member State other than the United Kingdom” substitute “ member State ”.

(3) In section 72 (income support and other payments) in subsection (2)(a), for “other member State” substitute “ member State ”.

(4) In section 76 (child benefit – overlap with benefits under legislation of other member States)—

(a) in the heading, omit “other”;

(b) for “member State other than the United Kingdom” substitute “ member State ”.

F1 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 3(5) omitted (16.12.2020) by virtue of The Social Security Co-ordination (Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation and Related Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1508), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 4

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 3 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M2 1992 c. 8; section 71(5) was amended by section 254(1) of, and paragraph 111 of Schedule 24 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) and section 2(3) of, and paragraph 47 of Schedule 1 to, the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6); section 72 was amended by section 14 of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to, the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) and section 28(1) of, and paragraph 4(8) of Schedule 3 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2 (N.I.)); section 76 was amended by section 2(3) of, and paragraphs 27 and 48 of Schedule 1 to, the Child Benefit Act 2005; section 155(4)(ah) was inserted by section 30(5) of, and paragraph 31(3) of Schedule 16 to, the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5 (N.I.)) and there are other amendments that are not relevant to these Regulations.

Valid from 31/12/2020

Amendments of secondary legislation U.K.

4.  The Schedule contains amendments of secondary legislation.

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 4 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Alok Sharma

Minister of State for Employment

Department for Work and Pensions