Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
SOCIAL SECURITY
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(1), and now vested in it(2), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. 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. In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(3) for “£155” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted “£160”.
3. The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002(4) are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 10th March 2003.
L.S.
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.
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
Paragraph 4(4) was amended by Article 2 of S.R. 2002 No. 107