SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16N.I.BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PAYMENT: AMENDMENTS

The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)N.I.

35  The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 is amended as follows.N.I.

36  In Article 4 (use of computers), in paragraph (2), after sub-paragraph (m) (inserted by Schedule 12) insertN.I.

or

(n)section29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015;.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 16 para. 36 in operation at 6.4.2017 by S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(2) (with arts. 3, 4)

37—(1) Article 9 (decisions by Department) is amended as follows.N.I.

(2) In paragraph (3), after sub-paragraph (ab) (inserted by Schedule 12) insert—

(ac)bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015;.

(3) In paragraph (4), after “Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015” (inserted by Schedule 12) insert “ or section 29 of that Act ”.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 16 para. 37 in operation at 6.4.2017 by S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(2) (with arts. 3, 4)

38  In Article 12 (regulations with respect to decisions), in paragraph (3), in the definition of “the current legislation”, after “Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015” (inserted by Schedule 12) insert “ and section 29 of that Act ”.N.I.

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 16 para. 38 in operation at 6.4.2017 by S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(2) (with arts. 3, 4)

39  In Article 27 (restrictions on entitlement in cases of error), in paragraph (7), in the definition of “benefit”—N.I.

(a)before paragraph (e) insert—

(dg)bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015;;

(b)for paragraph (e) substitute—

(e)any benefit corresponding to a benefit mentioned in any of the foregoing paragraphs of this definition; and.

Commencement Information

I5Sch. 16 para. 39 in operation at 6.4.2017 by S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(2) (with arts. 3, 4)

40  In Article 28 (correction of errors in decisions etc.), in paragraph (3)(j), after “Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015” (inserted by Schedule 12) insert “ or section 29 of that Act ”.N.I.

Commencement Information

I6Sch. 16 para. 40 in operation at 6.4.2017 by S.R. 2017/44, art. 2(2) (with arts. 3, 4)