Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1506 (N.I. 10)

      The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998


      © Crown Copyright

      Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

      The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

      It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

      The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 , ISBN 0 11 079192 4. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

      Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

      To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.


STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


1998 No. 1506 (N.I. 10)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

  Made 24th June 1998 
  Laid before Parliament 25th June 1998 
  Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1


ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER


PART I

INTRODUCTORY
1. Title and commencement.
2. Interpretation.

PART II

DECISIONS AND APPEALS

CHAPTER I

GENERAL
Decisions
3. Transfer of functions to the Department.
4. Use of computers.
Appeals
5. Unified appeal tribunals.
6. President of appeal tribunals.
7. Panel for appointment to appeal tribunals.
8. Constitution of appeal tribunals.

CHAPTER II

SOCIAL SECURITY DECISIONS AND APPEALS
Decisions
9. Decisions by the Department.
10. Revision of decisions.
11. Decisions superseding earlier decisions.
12. Regulations with respect to decisions.
Appeals
13. Appeal to appeal tribunal.
14. Redetermination, etc. of appeals by tribunal.
15. Appeal from tribunal to Commissioner.
Procedure, etc.
16. Procedure.
17. Finality of decisions.
18. Matters arising as respects decisions.
Medical examinations
19. Medical examination required by the Department.
20. Medical examination required by appeal tribunal.
Suspension and termination of benefit
21. Suspension in prescribed circumstances.
22. Suspension and termination for failure to furnish information, etc.
23. Termination in cases of failure to furnish information.
24. Suspension and termination for failure to submit to medical examination.
Decisions and appeals dependent on other cases
25. Decisions involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases.
26. Appeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases.
Cases of error
27. Restrictions on entitlement to benefit in certain cases of error.
28. Correction of errors and setting aside of decisions.
Industrial accidents
29. Decision that accident is an industrial accident.
30. Effect of decision.
Other special cases
31. Incapacity for work.
32. Industrial diseases.
33. Christmas bonus.
Housing benefit
34. Determination of claims and reviews.
35. Suspension of benefit in prescribed circumstances.
Social fund payments
36. Appropriate officers.
37. The social fund Commissioner and inspectors.
38. Reviews of determinations.
Supplemental
39. Interpretation, etc. of Chapter II.

CHAPTER III

CHILD SUPPORT DECISIONS AND APPEALS
40. Child support: revision of decisions.
41. Child support: decisions superseding earlier decisions.
42. Child support: appeals to appeal tribunals.
43. Child support: decisions and appeals dependent on other cases.
44. Child support: cases of error.

PART III

CONTRIBUTIONS
Amendments of the Contributions and Benefits Act
45. Apportionment of payments, etc. made for more than one earner.
46. Payments on account of directors' contributions.
47. Payments treated as remuneration and earnings.
48. Class 1 contributions.
49. Class 1A contributions.
50. Class 1B contributions.
51. Contributions paid in error.
52. Recovery of primary Class 1 contributions by secondary contributors.
53. Contributions returns.
54. Collection of contributions by the Department.
55. Interest and penalties chargeable concurrently with Inland Revenue.
Amendments of the Administration Act
56. Breach of regulations.
57. Offences and penalties relating to contributions.
58. Evidence of non-payment.
59. Recovery of contributions, etc.
60. Liability of directors, etc. for company's contributions.
61. Class 1B contributions: supplemental.
62. Payments of certain contributions out of the Consolidated Fund.

PART IV

BENEFITS
Amendments, etc. of the Contributions and Benefits Act
63. Daily rate of maternity allowance.
64. Rates of short-term incapacity benefit.
65. Validation of certain housing benefit determinations.
66. Discretionary payments out of the social fund.
67. Budgeting loans: criteria for making awards.
68. Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents.
69. Statutory sick pay not precluded by maternity allowance.
Amendments of the Administration Act
70. Provision of information.
71. Overpayments out of the social fund.
72. Power to anticipate pensions up-rating order.

PART V

MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
73. Pilot schemes.
74. Regulations and orders.
75. Assembly, etc. control of regulations.
76. Reports by the Department.
77. Transitory provisions.
78. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

SCHEDULES:

  Schedule 1 -  Appeal tribunals: Supplementary provisions.

  Schedule 2 -  Decisions against which no appeal lies.

  Schedule 3 -  Decisions against which an appeal lies.
 Part I -  Benefit decisions.
 Part II -  Contributions decisions.

  Schedule 4 -  Regulations as to procedure: provision which may be made.

  Schedule 5 -  Transitory provisions.

  Schedule 6 -  Minor and consequential amendments.

  Schedule 7 -  Repeals.

 Explanatory Note
 
continue
Other UK SIs |  Home |  National Assembly for Wales Statutory Instruments |  Scottish Statutory Instruments |  Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland |  Her Majesty's Stationery Office

We welcome your comments on this site
© Crown copyright
Prepared 22 July 1998