The Social Security Administration Act 1992 has effect subject to the following amendments.

In section 71(8) (recovery of benefits by deduction from prescribed benefits), after “amount paid” insert “ , other than an amount paid in respect of child benefit or guardian’s allowance, ”.

In section 189(8) (powers to make orders exercisable only with Treasury consent), after “made” insert “ by the Secretary of State ”.

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 has effect subject to the following amendments.

In section 171(1) (regulations and orders to be made by the Northern Ireland Department except where provision of the Act otherwise provides), after “to” insert “ any provision providing for regulations or orders to be made by the Treasury or the Commissioners of Inland Revenue and to ”.

In section 172(11A) (regulations subject to draft affirmative Parliamentary procedure), for “or 118” substitute “ , 118 or 141 ”.

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 has effect subject to the following amendments.

In section 69(8) (recovery of benefits by deduction from prescribed benefits), after “amount paid” insert “ , other than an amount paid in respect of child benefit or guardian’s allowance, ”.

In sections 132(1) and 133 (orders for uprating of benefits corresponding to those made for Great Britain by Secretary of State), after “Secretary of State” insert “ or the Treasury ”.

In section 165(3) (powers to make regulations and orders which are exercisable by statutory rule), after “Act” insert “ on the Department or the Lord Chancellor ”.

The Social Security Act 1998 has effect subject to the following amendments.

In section 80(2) (negative Parliamentary procedure for regulations made by Secretary of State), after “Secretary of State” insert “ , the Treasury or the Commissioners of Inland Revenue ”.

References in Chapter 2 of Part 1 (social security decisions and appeals) to a decision of the Secretary of State are, where the context so requires in consequence of section 50, to be construed as references to a decision of the Board (or, where the power to decide is exercised by an officer of the Board, an officer of the Board).

The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 has effect subject to the following amendments.

References in Chapter 2 of Part 2 (social security decisions and appeals) to a decision of the Department are, where the context so requires in consequence of section 50, to be construed as references to a decision of the Board (or, where the power to decide is exercised by an officer of the Board, an officer of the Board).

The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 has effect subject to the following amendments.

In section 115(5) and (6) (exclusion of persons subject to immigration control from certain benefits), for “the benefits mentioned in subsection (1)(f) or (g)” substitute “ child benefit ”.

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