Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1993
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1993 No. 592 (N.I. 2)
NORTHERN IRELAND
The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1993
Made 10th March 1993
Laid before Parliament 15th March 1993
Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of March 1993
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas this Order is made only for purposes corresponding to those of the Social Security Act 19931:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 19742(as modified by section 3 of the said Act of 1993) 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:—
Title and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1993.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order shall come into operation on the seventh day after the day on which it is made.
(3) Article 3(1) and (2) and Article 5 shall not have effect with respect to any tax year before the tax year 1993-94.
(4) Article 3(3) shall be deemed always to have had effect.
Interpretation
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19543shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“the 1986 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19864;
“tax year” means the twelve months beginning with 6th April in any year; and “the tax year 1993-94” and “the tax year 1994-95” mean respectively the tax year beginning with 6th April 1993 and the tax year beginning with 6th April 1994.
Pension schemes: payments by Department under Part II of 1986 Order
3.—(1) In Article 5 of the 1986 Order (amount of minimum contributions to personal pension schemes), in paragraph (1) (calculation of contributions)—
(a)
(a) after sub-paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(aa)
“(aa) where—
(i) the tax year in which the tax week falls ends before such date as may be prescribed, and
(ii) the earner was over the age of 30 on the 6th April with which the tax year began,
1 per cent. of any such earnings.”, and
(b)
(b) sub-paragraph (b) (which does not have effect in relation to tax weeks ending after 5th April 1993) shall be omitted.
(2) In paragraph (5) of that Article (provision that may be made by regulations), after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(cc)
“(cc) for the manner in which an earner’s age is to be verified for the purposes of paragraph (1)(aa);”.
(3) In Article 82 of that Order (financial provision), after paragraph (6) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“6A There shall be paid out of the National Insurance Fund into the Consolidated Fund, at such times and in such manner as the Department of Finance and Personnel may direct, such sums as the Department may estimate (in accordance with any directions given by the Department of Finance and Personnel) to be the amount of the administrative expenses incurred by the Department in exercising its functions relating...
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