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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2006 No. 2659

NORTHERN IRELAND

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2006

  Made 10th October 2006 
  Laid before Parliament 24th October 2006 
  Coming into force 15th November 2006 

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of October 2006,

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

This Order is made by Her Majesty in Council in exercise of the power conferred by section 87(7) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998[1].

     Her Majesty considers it expedient to modify section 87(6) of that Act.

     Accordingly, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2006 and comes into force on 15th November 2006.

Modification of the Northern Ireland Act 1998
    
2. Subsection (6) of section 87 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is modified by adding at the end the following paragraphs—


A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order adds the Age-Related Payments Act 2004, the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, the Pensions Act 2004 and the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 to the legislation listed in section 87(6) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The effect of this amendment will be to render those Acts and Orders subject to the provisions in that section concerning consultation and co-ordination between the Secretary of State and the Northern Ireland Minister having responsibility for social security.

This Order does not impose any costs on business, charities or the voluntary sector.


Notes:

[1] 1998 c.47. Subsection (6) of section 87 was modified by S.I. 2000/741, 2000/3254, 2002/265 and 2003/1890. Other amendments to section 87 are not relevant to this Order.back

[2] 2004 c.10.back

[3] S.I. 2004/1987 (N.I. 11).back

[4] 2004 c.35.back

[5] S.I. 2005/255 (N.I.1).back



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 © Crown copyright 2006

Prepared 24 October 2006


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