The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990

Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 1511 (N.I. 15)

The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1990 No. 1511 (N.I. 15)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990

Made

24th July 1990

Laid before Parliament

9th August 1990

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER


Introductory
1.	Title, citation and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.
Benefits
3.	Attendance allowance for persons who are terminally ill.
4.	Severe disablement allowance: age related addition.
5.	Reduced earnings allowance and retirement allowance.
6.	Computation of additional pension for purposes of invalidity pension, etc.
7.	Retrospective effect of section 154A of the principal Act.
8.	Late claims for widowhood benefits where death is difficult to establish.
9.	Recovery from damages, etc., of sums equivalent to benefit: further provision.
10.	Liability to maintain dependants.
11.	Income support in respect of accommodation charges for persons in nursing homes, etc.
12.	Amendments relating to the social fund.
Occupational and personal pensions, etc.
13.	Annual increase of certain occupational pensions.
14.	The Pensions Ombudsman.
15.	Registration of occupational and personal pension schemes.
16.	Miscellaneous amendments relating to pensions.
Energy efficiency in certain dwellings, etc.
17.	Grants for the improvement of energy efficiency in certain dwellings, etc.
Financial provisions
18.	Removal of certain liabilities from the National Insurance Fund.
19.	Interest and penalties in respect of certain contributions.
20.	General financial provisions.
General and supplementary provisions
21.	Regulations and orders.
22.	Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

SCHEDULES:

	Schedule 1—	Amendments relating to the recovery from damages, etc., of sums equivalent to benefit.

	Schedule 2—	Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 4A to the Pensions Order.

	Schedule 3—	The Pensions Ombudsman.

	Schedule 4—	Occupational and personal pension schemes.

	Part I—	Protecting pensions.

	Part II—	Miscellaneous amendments.

	Schedule 5—	Special penalties in the case of certain returns.

	Schedule 6—	Minor and consequential amendments.

	Schedule 7—	Repeals.

Explanatory Note
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