Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

149 Functions of Social Security Advisory Committee in relation to legislation and regulations.N.I.

[F1(1)The Department may from time to time—

(a)refer to the Social Security Advisory Committee for consideration and advice such questions relating to the operation of any of the relevant enactments as the Department thinks fit (including questions as to the advisability of amending any of them);

(b)refer to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council for consideration and advice such questions as the Department thinks fit relating to industrial injuries benefit or its administration.]

(2)Subject—

(a)to subsection (3) below; and

(b)to section 150 below,

where the Department proposes to make regulations under any of the relevant enactments, it shall refer the proposals, in the form of draft regulations or otherwise, to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

[F2(2A)Subject—

(a)to subsection (3) below; and

(b)to section 150 below,

where the Department proposes to make regulations relating only to industrial injuries benefit or its administration, it shall refer the proposals, in the form of draft regulations or otherwise, to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council for consideration and advice.]

(3)Subsection (2) above does not apply to the regulations specified in Schedule 5 to this Act [F3; and subsection (2A) above does not apply to the regulations specified in Schedule 5A to this Act].

[F4(3A)The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council may also give advice to the Department on any other matter relating to industrial injuries benefit or its administration.]

(4)The Department shall furnish the Social Security Advisory Committee with such information as the Committee may reasonably require for the proper discharge of its functions.

(5)In this section “the relevant enactments” means—

(a)the provisions of the Contributions and Benefits Act [F5, this Act and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994], except as they apply to industrial injuries benefit and Old Cases payments;

[F6(aa)the provisions of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;]

and

[F7(ab)[F8Article 4 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;]]

[F9(ac)the provisions of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997; and]

[F10(ad)the provisions of Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and Article 68 of that Order;]

[F11(ae)Articles 57, 69 and 70 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, and]

[F12(af)sections 38F13... and 59 to 61 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Schedule 7 to that Act; and]

[F14(ag)[F15sections 5A to 10] of the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;] or

[F16(ah)the provisions of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002;]

[F17(ai)Article 9 of the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004;]

[F18(aia)the provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;]

[F19(aj)sections 32 and 33 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;]

(b)the provisions of Part II of Schedule 3 to the Consequential Provisions Act, except as they apply to industrial injuries benefit; F20. . .

F20(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1S. 149(1) substituted (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 89(1); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.

F2S. 149(2A) inserted (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 89(2); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.

F3Words in s. 149(3) inserted (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 89(3); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.

F4S. 149(3A) inserted (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 89(4); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.

F5Words in s. 149(5)(a) substituted (13.4.1995) by S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12), art. 13(1), Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 50; S.R. 1994/450, art. 2, Sch. Pt. IV

F6S. 149(5)(aa) inserted (3.5.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), Sch. 2, para. 45; S.R. 1996/180, art. 2

F7S. 149(5)(ab) inserted (16.10.1996) by S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13), Sch. 3, para. 16; S.R. 1996/492, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I

F9S. 149(5)(ac) inserted (6.10.1997) by S.I. 1997/1183 (N.I. 12), art. 31(1), Sch. 3, para. 7; S.R. 1997/400, art. 2

F11S. 149(5)(ae) inserted (1.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), arts. 1(4)(f), 74, Sch. 9 para. 57 (with art. 75)

F12S. 149(5)(af) inserted (22.11.2000) by 2000 c. 4 (N.I.), s. 64 (with s. 66(6)); S.R. 2000/358, art. 2(a), Sch. Pt. I

F14S. 149(5)(ag) inserted (1.4.2002) by 2001 c. 17 (N.I.), ss. 11(3), 17(1); S.R. 2002/75, art. 2

F16S. 149(5)(ah) inserted (2.12.2002 for certain purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14), ss. 14, 21(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 18; S.R. 2002/366, art. 2(l); S.R. 2003/373, art. 2

F19S. 149(5)(aj) inserted (1.7.2008 for specified purposes, 6.10.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 33(11), 60(1); S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(1)(a)(b)

F20S. 149(5)(c) and word preceding it repealed (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 49, s. 182(1), Sch. 4 Pt. I; S.R. 1994/17

Modifications etc. (not altering text)