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Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

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Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 59 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F159 Regulations about supplementary matters relating to determinations.N.I.

(1)Regulations may make provision as respects matters arising—

(a)pending the determination under this Act (whether in the first instance or on an appeal or reference, and whether originally or on review)—

(i)of any claim for benefit to which this section applies;

(ii)of any question affecting any person’s right to such benefit or its receipt; or

(iii)of any person’s liability for contributions F2. . .; or

(b)out of the revision on appeal or review of any decision under this Act on any such claim or question.

(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under that subsection may include provision as to the date from which any decision on a review is to have effect or to be deemed to have had effect.

(3)Regulations under subsection (1) above as it applies to child benefit may include provision as to the date from which child benefit is to be payable to a person in respect of a child in a case where, before the benefit was awarded to that person, child benefit in respect of the child was awarded to another person.

(4)This section applies to the following benefits—

(a)benefit as defined in section 121 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

[F3(aa)a jobseeker’s allowance;]

(b)child benefit;

(c)statutory sick pay;

(d)statutory maternity pay;

(e)income support;

(f)family credit;

(g)disability working allowance; and

(h)any social fund payments such as are mentioned in section 134(1)(a) or (2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 59 ceased to have effect (5.7.1999, 6.9.1999, 5.10.1999, 18.10.1999 and 29.11.1999 for different purposes, otherwiseprosp.) by virtue of S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), arts. 1(2), 39(3); S.R. 1999/310, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 14); S.R. 1999/371, art. 2(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 18); S.R. 1999/407, art. 2(b), Sch. (with art. 4); S.R. 1999/428, art. 2(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 16) and S.R. 1999/472, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 20-22) (subject to art. 2(2) of the said S.R. 1999/472)

S. 59 repealed (29.11.1999 for certain purposes, otherwiseprosp.) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), arts. 1(2), 78(2), Sch. 7; S.R. 1999/472, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 20-22) (subject to art. 2(2) of the said S.R. 1999/472)

F2Words in s. 59(1)(a)(iii) repealed (1.7.1997) by 1997 c. 47, s. 22, SCh. 2; S.I. 1997/1577, art. 2, Sch.

F3S. 59(4)(aa) inserted (3.5.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. Sch. 2, para. 28; S.R. 1996/180, art. 2

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