social security Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement Nos. 8 and 10) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006. 2 Articles 2 to 4 shall come into operation on 16th October 2006. Amendment of the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 8 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2 In Article 18 of the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 8 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (transitional provisions)— a in paragraph (10)— i omit the word “or” after sub-paragraph (a), and ii after sub-paragraph (a) insert— aa under or by virtue of Part III of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 in relation to; or ; and b in paragraph (39) for the definition of “relevant benefit” substitute— “relevant benefit” means— any benefit mentioned in Article 2(b); and the following benefits under the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975— sickness benefit under section 14 , unemployment benefit under section 14, invalidity pension under section 15 , and invalidity allowance under section 16 ; . Amendment of the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 10 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 3 In Article 16 of the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 10 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (transitional provisions)— a in paragraph (9)— i omit the word “or” after sub-paragraph (a), and ii after sub-paragraph (a) insert— aa under or by virtue of Part III of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 in relation to; or ; and b in paragraph (33) for the definition of “relevant benefit” substitute— “relevant benefit” means— any benefit mentioned in Article 2(b)(i) and (ii); an attendance allowance under section 35 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 ; a mobility allowance under section 37A of that Act ; and supplementary benefit under Article 3 of the Supplementary Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 ; . Consequential amendments 4 1 In regulation 14(1) of the Social Security (Introduction of Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (reviews) after “appeal)” insert “and Articles 10 and 11 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (revision and supersession of decisions)”. 2 In the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 — a in regulation 11 (transitional awards of short-term incapacity benefit) after paragraph (5) add— 6 The transitional award under paragraph (1) is treated as a decision of the Department under Article 9(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and as an incapacity benefit decision for the purposes of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 . ; and b in regulation 17 (transitional awards of long-term incapacity benefit) after paragraph (4) add— 5 The transitional award under paragraph (1) is treated as a decision of the Department under Article 9(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and as an incapacity benefit decision for the purposes of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 9th October 2006 John O’Neill A senior officer of the Department for Social Development