2003 No. 157
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003
Made 10th March 2003
Coming into operation 7th April 2003

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 171(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and now vested in it, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1992 c. 7
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 7th April 2003.

2 Increase of earnings limits in respect of dependent children
In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 for “£155” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted “£160”.
Paragraph 4(4) was amended by Article 2 of S.R. 2002 No. 107

3 Revocation
The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 are hereby revoked.
S.R. 2002 No. 107
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 10th March 2003.
John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development

(This note is not part of the Order.)
Where a disablement pension with unemployability supplement is increased in respect of a child or children, and the beneficiary is one of two persons who are spouses residing together or an unmarried couple, paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 provides that the increase shall not be payable in respect of the first child if the other person’s earnings are £155 a week or more and in respect of a further child for each complete £20 by which the earnings exceed £155. This Order substitutes the amount of £160 for the amount of £155. The amount of £20 is unchanged.
Article 3 contains a revocation consequential upon the coming into operation of this Order.
This Order does not impose a charge on business.