Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 comes into force
Implementation date: 1 October 2007
The Order makes provision for the modification of the
Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security
Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Jobseekers
(Northern Ireland) Order 1995 so as to give effect to the Convention on Social
Security signed between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland, as amended by the Exchange
of Notes.
The Convention set out in Schedule 1 relates to reciprocity in
benefits for sickness, maternity, invalidity and unemployment, retirement
pension and survivor's benefit and benefit for industrial accidents and
industrial diseases in relation to persons to whom Council Regulation (EEC)
1408/71 does not apply moving between Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland. The Notes set out in Schedule 2 amend the
Convention to take account of legislative changes in the United Kingdom relating
to the benefit entitlement of spouses and civil partners. The Order can be viewed on
the OPSI website.