Social Security Act 1973

53 In section 22, for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) For the purpose of giving effect to any agreement with the Government of any country outside the United Kingdom providing for reciprocity in matters relating to payments for purposes similar or comparable to the purposes of this Act, Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying this Act in its application to cases affected by the agreement.

(1A) The modifications of this Act which may be made by virtue of subsection (1) above shall include provision—

(a) for securing that acts, omissions and events having any effect for the purposes of the law of the country in respect of which the agreement is made shall have a corresponding effect for the purposes of this Act (but not so as to confer a right to double benefit);

(b) for determining, in cases where rights accrue both under this Act and under the law of that country, which of those rights shall be available to the person concerned ;

(c) for making any necessary financial adjustments.

(1B) Powers corresponding to those conferred by section 96(2) to (4) and (7) of the Social Security Act in relation to Orders in Council under that Act shall be exercisable also in relation to Orders in Council under this section.”.