Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

14 Emergency payments by [F1 Health and Social Care trusts] and other bodies. N.I.

(1) The Department may make arrangements—

(a) with a [F2 trust] ; or

(b) with any other body,

for the making on behalf of the Department by members of the staff of any [F2 trust] or body of payments on account of benefits to which section 5 above applies in circumstances corresponding to those in which the Department itself has the power to make such payments under subsection (1)(s) of that section; and a Board shall have power to enter into any such arrangements.

(2) A payment under any such arrangements shall be treated for the purposes of any statutory provision as if it had been made by the Department.

(3) The Department shall repay a [F3 trust] or other body such amount as the Department determines to be the reasonable administrative expenses incurred by the [F3 trust] or body in making payments in accordance with arrangements under this section.

[F4 (4) In this section “trust” means a Health and Social Care trust.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 14 heading substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 152(c); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F2 Word in s. 14(1) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 152(a); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F3 Word in s. 14(3) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 152(a); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F4 S. 14(4) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 152(b); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)