SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11U.K. Contributions and pensions administration

Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (c.49)N.I.

27(1)In section 177 (orders and regulations - general provisions), for subsection (7) there is substituted—N.I.

(7)Any power conferred on the Secretary of State to make regulations or orders (other than an order under section 162) is exercisable by statutory instrument, and subsections (2) to (4) and section 178(1) apply to regulations or orders made in exercise of any such power of the Secretary of State as they apply to regulations made by the Department.

(2)This amendment shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st April 1999 in place of those made by paragraph 75(3) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.