Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
1997 No. 508 (C. 29)

SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security Administration (Fraud) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

Made
21st November 1997

The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(2) of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(1) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997.

(2) In this Order “the Order” means the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.

Appointed days

2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 14 of the Order (penalty as alternative to prosecution), paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 1 to the Order (minor and consequential amendments) and Article 19(1) of the Order in so far as it relates to that paragraph—

(a)for the purposes only of authorising the making of regulations is, 21st November 1997; and

(b)for all other purposes is, 18th December 1997.

(2) The day appointed for the coming into operation of paragraphs 5 and 7(d) of Schedule 1 to the Order and Article 19(1) of the Order in so far as it relates to those paragraphs is, 18th December 1997.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on

L.S.
John O'Neill
Assistant Secretary
21st November 1997.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
This Order provides for the coming into operation of Article 14 of, and paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, which concerns a penalty as an alternative to prosecution, for the purposes of making regulations on 21st November 1997 and for all other purposes on 18th December 1997. It also provides for the coming into operation of consequential amendments in paragraphs 5 and 7(d) of Schedule 1 to that Order on 18th December 1997.
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order.)
The following provisions of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders specified in column 3:


Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Provision
Date of commencement
Commencement Order

Article 1
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 2
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 3
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 4
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 5
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 6
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 7
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 8
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 9
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 10
8.10.1997
1997 No. 449 (C. 26)

Article 11
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 12
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 13
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 15
8.10.1997 and 3.11.1997
1997 No. 449 (C. 26)

Article 16
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 17
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Article 18
7.11.1997 and 1.12.1997
1997 No. 480 (C. 28)



Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Provision
Date of commencement
Commencement Order

Paragraphs 1 to 4, 6 and 7(b) and (c) of Schedule 1 and Article 19(1) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)

Schedule 2 and Article 19(2) in so far as it relates to that Schedule
1.7.1997
1997 No. 316 (C. 18)


(1)
S.I. 1997/1182 (N.I. 11)