The Social Security (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

1.  In Article 1(1), for the definitions of “the Act” and “determining authority” there shall be substituted the following definitions—

• ““determining authority” means—

  (a)

  in relation to Great Britain, the Secretary of State, an appeal tribunal, a Commissioner, an adjudication officer, a social security appeal tribunal, an adjudicating medical practitioner, a medical appeal tribunal, a disability appeal tribunal or the Attendance Allowance Board, as the case may require, and

  (b)

  in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, an appeal tribunal, a Commissioner, an adjudication officer, a social security appeal tribunal, an adjudicating medical practitioner, a medical appeal tribunal, a disability appeal tribunal or the Attendance Allowance Board for Northern Ireland, as the case may require;

• “legislation” means—

  (a)

  in relation to Great Britain, the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Jobseekers Act 1995 and Chapter II of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998, in each case except in relation to the benefits referred to in paragraphs (i) to (viii) of section 177(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, and

  (b)

  in relation to Northern Ireland, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, in each case except in relation to the benefits referred to in paragraphs (i) to (viii) of section 153(4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992,

  in each case as amended, modified, adapted, extended, supplemented, replaced or consolidated by any subsequent enactment or by any instrument, but not one made for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of any agreement applying to one of the two territories and providing for reciprocity with a scheme of social security in force outside the United Kingdom;”.