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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchThe Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2016You are here:2016 No. 287Whole InstrumentTable of ContentsContentExplanatory MemorandumMore ResourcesPreviousNextPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As made)Opening OptionsOpen whole InstrumentOpen Instrument without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.Statutory Instruments2016 No. 287Social SecurityThe Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2016Made3.35 p.m. on 3rd March 2016Laid before the House of Commons5 p.m. on 3rd March 2016Coming into force6th April 2016The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(4), (6) and (9) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998(1) and section 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2).
Citation and commencement1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 6th April 2016.
Adaptation of legislation2.—(1) The provisions contained in the Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect so far as they relate to Great Britain.
(b)the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(3);
(c)the Jobseekers Act 1995(4);
(d)Chapter 2 (social security decisions and appeals) of Part 1 (decisions and appeals) of the Social Security Act 1998(5);
(e)(i)section 23 (supply of pension information in connection with divorce etc.)(6), so far as it relates to shareable state scheme rights (which means rights in relation to which pension sharing is available under Chapter 2 (sharing of state scheme rights) of Part 4 (pension sharing) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999)(7), and
(f)Part 1 (employment and support allowance) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(8);
(g)Part 4 (personal independence payment) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(9);
(h)Part 1 (state pension) of the Pensions Act 2014(10).
Revocations and savings3.—(1) The following Regulations are revoked—
(a)the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 1976(11);
(b)the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Amendment Regulations 1999(12).
Priti PatelMinister for Employment,Department for Work and PensionsAt 3.35 pm on 3rd March 2016Regulation 2SCHEDULEMEMORANDUM OF RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS, WITH THE CONSENT OF THE TREASURY, OF THE ONE PART AND THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (BEING THE NORTHERN IRELAND MINISTER HAVING RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY), WITH THE CONSENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND PERSONNEL, OF THE OTHER PART1.—(1) In this Memorandum—
(a)in relation to Great Britain, the Secretary of State, the First-Tier Tribunal established under section 3(1) (the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(13) or the Upper Tribunal established under section 3(2) of that Act, and
(b)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland department having responsibility for social security, an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 (general) of Part 2 (decisions and appeals) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(14) or a Commissioner appointed under section 50 (appointment of Commissioners) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(15),
(a)in relation to Great Britain the following legislation and any subordinate legislation made or having effect as if made under that legislation—
(i)the Social Security Administration Act 1992;
(ii)the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, except Parts 7 (income-related benefits), 10 (Christmas bonus for pensioners), 11 (statutory sick pay), 12 (statutory maternity pay), 12ZA (statutory paternity pay)(16), 12ZB (statutory adoption pay)(17) and 12ZC (statutory shared parental pay)(18);
(iii)the Jobseekers Act 1995, except in relation to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, which has the meaning given by section 1(4) (the jobseeker’s allowance) of that Act(19);
(iv)Chapter 2 (social security decisions and appeals) of Part 1 (decisions and appeals) of the Social Security Act 1998;
(v)section 23 (supply of pension information in connection with divorce etc.), so far as it relates to shareable state scheme rights, and Chapter 2 (sharing of state scheme rights) of Part 4 (pension sharing) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;
(vi)Part 1 (employment and support allowance) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;
(vii)Part 4 (personal independence payment) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;
(viii)Part 1 (state pension) of the Pensions Act 2014;
(b)in relation to Northern Ireland the following legislation and any subordinate legislation made or having effect as if made under that legislation—
(i)the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(20);
(ii)the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(21) except Parts 7 (income-related benefits), 10 (Christmas bonus for pensioners), 11 (statutory sick pay), 12 (statutory maternity pay), 12ZA (statutory paternity pay)(22), 12ZB (statutory adoption pay)(23) and 12ZC (statutory shared parental pay)(24);
(iii)the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(25), except in relation to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, which has the meaning given by Article 3(4) (the jobseeker’s allowance) of that Order;
(iv)Chapter 2 (social security decisions and appeals) of Part 2 (decisions and appeals) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;
(v)Article 21 (supply of pension information in connection with divorce etc.), so far as it relates to shareable state scheme rights, and Chapter 2 (sharing of state scheme rights) of Part 5 (pension sharing) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999(26);
(vi)Part 1 (employment and support allowance) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(27);
(vii)Part 5 (personal independence payment) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(28);
(viii)Part 1 (state pension) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(29);
(3) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament and instruments contained in the Interpretation Act 1978(30) shall apply for the purposes of the interpretation of this Agreement as they apply for the purposes of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament or instrument.
5. The Social Security, Child Support and Pensions Joint Authority(31) shall from time to time determine the administrative procedures appropriate for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of this Memorandum.
7.—(1) The Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements of 3rd June 1976 set out in Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 1976 and the Social Security (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976(32) (as amended by the exchange of letters of 30th July 1999 set out in the Schedule to the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Amendment Regulations 1999 and the Social Security (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(33)) and made between the Secretary of State for Social Services, with the consent of the Treasury, of the one part, and the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, with the consent of the Department of Finance for Northern Ireland, of the other part shall be terminated upon the coming into force of this Memorandum.
Priti PatelMinister for EmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsAt 10.13 a.m. on 3rd March 2016We consent.
Charlie ElphickeMel StrideTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s TreasuryAt 3.07 p.m. on 3rd March 2016MorrowMinister for Social Development (being the Northern Ireland Minister having responsibility for social security)At 12.00 p.m. on 3rd March 2016The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents.
Emer MorelliA senior officer for the Department of Finance and PersonnelAt 1.06 p.m. on 3rd March 2016EXPLANATORY NOTE(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations give effect in Great Britain to reciprocal arrangements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland relating to social security. The arrangements are made between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with the consent of the Treasury, of the one part and the Minister for Social Development in Northern Ireland, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel, of the other part. These arrangements are contained in the Memorandum set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
The arrangements terminate and replace the Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements of 1976 relating to social security contained in Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 1976, S.I. No. 1003. They largely mirror the arrangements of 1976, which help secure a single system of social security for the United Kingdom. So, for example, a person’s payment of National Insurance contributions in one territory will have equivalent effect in the other territory; in the same way a claim to, or award of, a contributory benefit in one territory will be treated as a claim to, or award of, that benefit in the other territory. The arrangements are also extended in order to encompass benefits in recent social security legislation, i.e. Employment and Support Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and new state pension. Several out of date references to various authorities and tribunals are updated.
(1)1998 c.47. Section 87(6) was amended by S.I.s 2000/741, 2008/1242 and 2016/160. Other amendments to section 87 are not relevant to these Regulations.
(2)1992 c.5. Section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), by paragraph 57(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) and by paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21). Section 189(4) and (5) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 and by S.I. 2013/252.
(4)1995 c.18.
(5)1998 c.14.
(6)Section 23 was amended by paragraph 157 of Schedule 27 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 30 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33).
(7)1999 c.30.
(9)2012 c.5.
(10)2014 c.19.
(11)S.I. 1976/1003.
(12)S.I. 1999/2227.
(13)2007 c.15.
(14)S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I.10).
(15)1992 c.8.
(16)Part 12ZA was inserted by section 2 of the Employment Act 2002 (c.22).
(17)Part 12ZB was inserted by section 4 of the Employment Act 2002.
(18)Part 12ZC was inserted by section 119(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c.6).
(19)Section 1(4) is repealed by paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012. This repeal has effect on different days in different areas as a result of the gradual introduction of Universal Credit.
(20)1992 c.8.
(21)1992 c.7.
(22)Part 12ZA was inserted by Article 5 of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2836 (N.I.2)) and was amended paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 1 to the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.1 (N.I.)).
(23)Part 12ZB was inserted by Article 6 of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.
(24)Part 12ZC was inserted by section 5 of the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.
(25)S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15).
(26)S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11). Article 21 was amended by paragraph 108 of Schedule 29 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
(27)2007 c.2 (N.I.).
(28)S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1).
(29)2015 c.5 (N.I.).
(30)1978 c.30.
(31)See section 88(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47).
(32)S.R. 1976/196.
(33)S.R. 1999/350.