Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1927

The Social Security (Malta) Order 1996

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1996 No. 1927

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Malta) Order 1996

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1996

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas at London on 19th October 1995 a Convention on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Malta providing for the earlier Conventions between them concerning social security to be consolidated into a single document with modifications where necessary to take account of changes in legislation (which Convention is set out in the Schedule to this Order and is hereinafter referred to as "the Convention")^[1] was signed on behalf of those Governments:And Whereas by Article 36 of the Convention it is provided that the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the month in which the instruments of ratification were exchanged:And Whereas the Convention has been ratified by the said Governments and the instruments of ratification were exchanged on the 20th June 1996 and, accordingly, the Convention shall enter into force on 1st September 1996:And Whereas by section 179(1)(a) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^[2] it is provided that Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting that Act, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^[3] and the Jobseekers Act 1995^[4] and regulations made or having effect thereunder^[5] in their application to cases affected by agreements with the Governments of countries outside the United Kingdom providing for reciprocity in matters specified in the said section:Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 179(1)(a) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 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 Social Security (Malta) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996.

Modification of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Jobseekers Act 1995
    2.    The Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Jobseekers Act 1995 and any regulations made or having effect thereunder shall be modified to such an extent as may be required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Convention set out in the Schedule to this Order so far as the same relate to England, Wales and Scotland.

Revocation and Variation of Orders
    3.—(1)  The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1956^[6] and the National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1958^[7] are hereby revoked.

    (2)  The references to the National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1956 and the National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1958 shall be omitted in Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976^[8], the Schedule to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979^[9], the Schedule to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988^[10] and Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995^[11].

N.H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

[1] See Cm 3074. back

[2] 1992 c. 5. Section 179 was amended by the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), section 41(4), Schedule 2, paragraph 70. back

[3] 1992 c. 4. back

[4] 1995 c. 18. back

[5] See section 179(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, as amended by the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), section 41(4), Schedule 2, paragraph 70. back

[6] S.I. 1956/1897. back

[7] S.I. 1958/772. back

[8] S.I. 1976/225 back

[9] S.I. 1979/290. back

[10] S.I. 1988/591. back

[11] S.I. 1995/767. back

Explanatory Note