Whereas the Orders in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order modified or adapted certain enactments so as to give effect to the agreements set out in the Schedules to those Orders:
And Whereas Her Majesty's Government in consequence of changes in the law of Great Britain have proposed to each of the parties with whom the United Kingdom has made such an agreement alterations to the agreement:
And Whereas by virtue of section 179(1)(b) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992[1] it is provided that for the purpose of giving effect to any such agreement as it would be if it were so altered in accordance with such proposals, Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992[2] in their application to cases affected by the proposed alterations:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the said section 179(1)(b) and (2) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows -
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001.
The Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 shall be modified or adapted to such extent as may be required to give effect to the alterations set out in Schedule 1 to this Order which are proposed to the agreements set out in the Orders in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Whereas in the agreement set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order there are references to widow's benefit, widow's payment, widow's pension or widowed mother's allowance under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof, such references shall be altered to include references to bereavement benefit, bereavement payment, bereavement allowance and widowed parent's allowance under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof.
| Title of Order in Council | Reference | Previously modified by |
| The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Italy) Order 1953 | S.I. 1953/884 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976[3], the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979[4], the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988[5], the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995[6] and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996[7]. |
| The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Luxembourg) Order 1955 | S.I. 1955/420 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995. |
| The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Netherlands) Order 1955 | S.I. 1955/874 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Israel) Order 1957 | S.I. 1957/1879 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995. |
| The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (France) Order 1958 | S.I. 1958/597 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Belgium) Order 1958 | S.I. 1958/771 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Yugoslavia) Order 1958 | S.I. 1958/1263 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Denmark) Order 1960 | S.I. 1960/211 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Republic of Ireland) Order 1960 | S.I. 1960/707 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Turkey) Order 1961 | S.I. 1961/584 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995. |
| The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Germany) Order 1961 | S.I. 1961/1202 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The National Insurance (Republic of Ireland) Order 1966 | S.I. 1966/270 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995. |
| The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Switzerland) Order 1969 | S.I. 1969/384 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995. |
| The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Bermuda) Order 1969 | S.I. 1969/1686 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988. |
| The National Insurance (Republic of Ireland) Order 1971 | S.I. 1971/1742 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Spain) Order 1975 | S.I. 1975/415 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (Portugal) Order 1979 | S.I. 1979/921 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1982[8], the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (Austria) Order 1981 | S.I. 1981/605 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (Mauritius) Order 1981 | S.I. 1981/1542 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988. |
| The Social Security (Cyprus) Order 1983 | S.I. 1983/1698 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (New Zealand) Order 1983 | S.I. 1983/1894 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (Finland) Order 1984 | S.I. 1984/125 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (United States of America) Order 1984 | S.I. 1984/1817 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995. |
| The Social Security (Iceland) Order 1985 | S.I. 1985/1202 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (Sweden) Order 1988 | S.I. 1988/590 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (Philippines) Order 1989 | S.I. 1989/2002 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995. |
| The Social Security (Norway) Order 1991 | S.I. 1991/767 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (Barbados) Order 1992 | S.I. 1992/812 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995. |
| The Social Security (Jersey and Guernsey) Order 1994 | S.I. 1994/2802 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (Canada) Order 1995 | S.I. 1995/2699 | The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996. |
| The Social Security (Malta) Order 1996 | S.I. 1996/1927 | |
| The Social Security (Jamaica) Order 1997 | S.I. 1997/871 | |
| The Social Security (United States of America) Order 1997 | S.I. 1997/1778 | |
This Order provides for social security legislation to be modified or adapted to take account of changes made by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 which replaces widows benefit (comprising widow's payment, widow's pension and widowed mother's allowance) with bereavement benefit (comprising bereavement payment, bereavement allowance and widowed parent's allowance) in relation to the Orders in Council listed in Schedule 2 (which give effect to agreements made between the Governments of the United Kingdom and other countries providing for reciprocity in certain social security matters).
This Order does not impose any costs on business.
[1] 1992 c. 5. Section 179 was amended by section 41(4) of, and Schedule 2 paragraph 70 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18).back
[2] 1992 c. 4.back
[3] S.I. 1976/225.back
[4] S.I. 1979/290.back
[5] S.I. 1988/591.back
[6] S.I. 1995/767.back
[7] S.I. 1996/1928.back
[8] S.I. 1982/1528.back
