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The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 No. 84
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2004 No. 84
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004
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Made |
4th March 2004 | |
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Coming into operation |
14th April 2004 | |
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:
Citation and commencement
1.
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 14th April 2004.
Increase of earnings limits in respect of dependent children
2.
In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992[
3] -
(a) in head (a) for "£160" there shall be substituted "£165"; and
(b) in head (b) for "£20" and "£160" there shall be substituted "£21" and "£165" respectively.
Revocations
3.
The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001[4] and the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003[5] are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on
4th March 2004.
L.S.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(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 £160 a week or more and in respect of a further child for each complete £20 by which the earnings exceed £160. This Order substitutes the amount of £165 for the amount of £160 and the amount of £21 for the amount of £20.
Article 3 contains revocations consequential upon the coming into operation of this Order.
This Order does not impose any costs on business.
Notes:
[1]
1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)back
[2]
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481back
[3]
Paragraph 4(4) was amended by Article 2 of S.R. 2001 No. 107 and Article 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 157back
[4]
S.R. 2001 No. 107back
[5]
S.R. 2003 No. 157back
ISBN
0 33795430 5
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© Crown copyright 2004 |
Prepared
15 March 2004
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