1998 No. 312 (C. 15)
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998
Made 8th September 1998

The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
S.I.1998/1506 (N.I. 10)

1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998.
2 In this Order “the Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

2 Appointed days
The day appointed for the coming into operation of—
(a) the provisions of the Order specified in Part I of the Schedule is 9th September 1998;
(b) the provisions of the Order specified in Part II of the Schedule—
(i) for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations or orders, is 9th September 1998, and
(ii) for all other purposes, is 6th April 1999;
(c) Article 71 of the Order (overpayments out of the social fund) is 5th October 1998; and
(d) the provisions of the Order specified in Part III of the Schedule is 6th April 1999.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on
John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 8th September 1998.
SCHEDULE
Article 2(a), (b) and (d)

Part I Provisions coming into operation on 9th September 1998
Provisions of the Order	Subject Matter
Article 4(1) and (2)(b) to (h)	Use of computers
Article 16(4)(a) and (5)	Procedure
Article 45	Apportionment of payments, etc. made for more than one earner
Article 46	Payment on account of directors' contributions
Article 47(1) in so far as it is not already in operation	Payments treated as remuneration and earnings
Article 49	Class 1A contributions
Article 52	Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors
Article 64	Rates of short-term incapacity benefit
The following paragraphs of Schedule 6 and Article 78(1) in so far as it relates to them—	Minor and consequential amendments
paragraph 14(a)	Information required by the Department
paragraph 33	Provision of information to the Department
paragraph 58(6)	Class 1A contributions
paragraph 69	Supply of information to the Housing Executive
paragraph 77(1)	Destination of contributions
The following repeals in Schedule 7 and Article 78(2) in so far as it relates to them— the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, Article 16(2), (2A) and (4) and Schedule 2 the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, in Schedule 3, paragraph 3(2) the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, in Schedule 2, paragraph 4(4)	Repeals
S.I.1991/2628 (N.I. 23)
S.I.1995/2702 (N.I. 13)
S.I.1995/2705 (N.I. 15)

Part II Provisions coming into operation on 9th September 1998 for the purpose only of making regulations or orders and for all other purposes on 6th April 1999
Provisions of the Order	Subject Matter
Article 50	Class 1B contributions
Article 61	Class 1B contributions: supplemental
The following paragraphs of Schedule 6 and Article 78(1) in so far as it relates to them—	Minor and consequential amendments
paragraph 38	Outline of contributory system
paragraph 52(d)	Interpretation of Parts I to VI and supplementary provisions
paragraph 58(7) to (9), (11) and (14) to (16)	Supplementary provisions relating to contributions of Classes 1, 1A, 2 and 3
paragraph 77(4)	Destination of contributions

Part III Provisions coming into operation on 6th April 1999
Provisions of the Order	Subject Matter
Article 16(4)(b)	Procedure
Article 69	Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance
The following paragraphs of Schedule 6 and Article 78(1) in so far as it relates to them—	Minor and consequential amendments
paragraph 39	Liability for Class 1 contributions
paragraph 40(2)	Class 1A contributions
paragraph 58(1) and (12)	Supplementary provisions relating to contributions of Classes 1, 1A, 2 and 3
paragraph 67(2)(a), (3)(a), (4) and (6)	Proof of previous offences
paragraph 78(1)	General financial arrangements
The following repeals in Schedule 7 and Article 78(2) in so far as it relates to them— the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992— in Schedule 1, in paragraph 6(2)(b), the words “(being not less than one year after the end of the tax year in respect of which the sums are due)” in Schedule 11, in paragraph (2)(d), the words “(ii) she was entitled to a maternity allowance; or”	Repeals
1992 c. 7

(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order provides for the coming into operation of provisions of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 as follows—
9th September 1998 for provisions relating to use of computers, procedure, short-term incapacity benefit and consequential amendments and repeals;
9th September 1998 for provisions relating to national insurance contributions for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations or orders and from 6th April 1999 for all other purposes;
5th October 1998 for Article 71 relating to overpayments out of the social fund; and
6th April 1999 for Article 69 relating to statutory sick pay, and consequential repeals.