The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 3254

NORTHERN IRELAND

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2000

Made

13th December 2000

Laid before Parliament

14th December 2000

Coming into force

4th January 2001

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of December 2000

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

WHEREAS Her Majesty deems it expedient to modify the Northern Ireland Act 1998(1) and to do so by Order in Council in pursuance of section 87(7) and (11) of that Act:

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 87(7) and (11) of the said Act and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased by and with the advice of Her Privy Council to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 4th January 2001.

Modification of the Northern Ireland Act 1998

2.  In subsection (6) of section 87 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 at the end there shall be added the following paragraph—

(o) the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(2) and the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000(3).

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order adds the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) and the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4(N.I.)) to the legislation listed in section 87 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47). This legislation is subject to the provisions in that section concerning consultation and co-ordination between the Secretary of State and the Northern Ireland Minister having responsibility for social security.

This Order does not impose any charge on business.