The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1Proposed alterations to existing agreements

1.  Subject to paragraph 2, where in the agreement set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council, or an order made by the Secretary of State, specified in Schedule 2 to this order there are references to sickness benefit, invalidity benefit or invalidity pension under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof, such references shall be altered to include a reference to short-term incapacity benefit or long-term incapacity benefit, as the case may be, under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof.

2.  Where in the agreement set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council, or an order made by the Secretary of State, specified in Schedule 3 to this order there are provisions relating to the calculation or payment of sickness benefit, invalidity benefit or invalidity pension under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof, the following alterations shall be made—

(a)for the purposes of the calculation or payment of invalidity benefit or invalidity pension after a specified period of sickness benefit or incapacity for work the provision shall be altered so as to apply also to long-term incapacity benefit payable under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof after a period of 364 days of incapacity for work; and

(b)for the purposes of the calculation or payment of sickness benefit the provision shall be altered so as to apply also to short-term incapacity benefit payable under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof for the period of up to and including the first 364 days of incapacity for work.