The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2003 No. 155

SOCIAL SECURITY

STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY; STATUTORY SICK PAY; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSING; RATES

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

Made

10th March 2003

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

Whereas the Secretary of State has made an Order(1) under sections 150, 151 and 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2):

Now, therefore, the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 132 and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(3), and now vested in it(4), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

S.I. 2003/526

(2)

1992 c. 5

(3)

1992 c. 8; section 132 was amended by paragraph 41 of Schedule 7 to the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c. 49) and section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)

(4)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481