The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020.

(2) This Order comes into operation on 1st January 2021.

(3) In this Order—

(a) “Principal Order” means the Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 1991(1);

(b) “Convention on Social Security” means the Convention on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway(2).

Modification of legislation and variation of the Principal Order

2.—(1) The legislation to which this paragraph applies is modified, and the Principal Order is varied, to the extent required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Convention on Social Security set out in the Schedule to the Principal Order, as amended by the Agreement(3) contained in the Letters set out in the Schedule to this Order, so far as the same relate to Northern Ireland.

(2) Paragraph (1) applies to—

(a) the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(4);

(b) the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(5);

(c) the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(6);

(d) Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(7);

(e) the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(8);

(f) Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(9);

(g) Parts 2 and 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(10);

(h) Parts 1 and 5 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(11);

(i) the following as they form part of domestic law by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(12)—

(i) Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems;

(ii) Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004;

(j) regulations within the scope of section 155(5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.

Revocation

3.  The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992(13) is revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Justin Tomlinson

Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work

Department for Work and Pensions

27th December 2020

Jim Harra

Justin Holliday

Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

22nd December 2020