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Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999

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24 Provision for Northern Ireland.

(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council do any of the following— (a) make provision for transferring from the relevant Northern Ireland authority to the Board any function in relation to Northern Ireland corresponding to a function transferred to the Board by virtue of section 1 of this Act, (b) make provision for transferring from the relevant Northern Ireland authority to the Secretary of State any other function in relation to Northern Ireland which relates to any of the matters specified in paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (excepted matters), (c) make provision for transferring from the relevant Northern Ireland authority to the Board or the Treasury any function in relation to Northern Ireland corresponding to a function transferred to the Board or, as the case may be, the Treasury by virtue of section 2 of this Act, and (d) make other provision for Northern Ireland for purposes corresponding to any or all of the purposes of those provisions of this Act which do not extend to Northern Ireland. (2) If an Order in Council made under this section by virtue of subsection (1)(b) above has transferred to the Secretary of State any function in relation to Northern Ireland which corresponds to a function transferred to the Board or the Treasury by virtue of section 2 of this Act, Her Majesty may by a further Order in Council under this section make provision for transferring that function from the Secretary of State to the Board or, as the case may be, the Treasury. (3) An Order in Council under this section may, for the purposes of the Order— (a) amend any enactment, including any enactment contained in this Act, (b) confer, extend or modify any power to legislate by means of an order or regulations, and (c) contain such incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provision as appears to Her Majesty to be expedient, including— (i) provision modifying references in any enactment to the Northern Ireland Assembly, to statutory rules for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 or to the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland, (ii) provision for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities, and (iii) provision for the transfer to the statutory home civil service of persons employed in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. (4) A certificate issued by the Board, the Secretary of State or the Treasury that any property vested in a Northern Ireland department immediately before an Order under this section takes effect has been transferred by virtue of the Order to the Board, the Secretary of State or the Treasury, as the case may be, shall be conclusive evidence of the transfer. (5) A certificate issued by the Board or the Treasury that any property vested in the Secretary of State immediately before an Order under this section takes effect has been transferred by virtue of the Order to the Board or the Treasury, as the case may be, shall be conclusive evidence of the transfer. (6) Subsection (2) above does not limit the powers conferred by section 23 of this Act in relation to Northern Ireland. (7) In this section “the relevant Northern Ireland authority”, in relation to any function, means the Northern Ireland department by which the function is exercisable. (8) In this section “the statutory home civil service” means the civil service (excluding Her Majesty's diplomatic service) within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (see section 1(4) of that Act).

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24 Provision for Northern Ireland.

(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council do any of the following— (a) make provision for transferring from the relevant Northern Ireland authority to the Board any function in relation to Northern Ireland corresponding to a function transferred to the Board by virtue of section 1 of this Act, (b) make provision for transferring from the relevant Northern Ireland authority to the Secretary of State any other function in relation to Northern Ireland which relates to any of the matters specified in paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (excepted matters), (c) make provision for transferring from the relevant Northern Ireland authority to the Board or the Treasury any function in relation to Northern Ireland corresponding to a function transferred to the Board or, as the case may be, the Treasury by virtue of section 2 of this Act, and (d) make other provision for Northern Ireland for purposes corresponding to any or all of the purposes of those provisions of this Act which do not extend to Northern Ireland. (2) If an Order in Council made under this section by virtue of subsection (1)(b) above has transferred to the Secretary of State any function in relation to Northern Ireland which corresponds to a function transferred to the Board or the Treasury by virtue of section 2 of this Act, Her Majesty may by a further Order in Council under this section make provision for transferring that function from the Secretary of State to the Board or, as the case may be, the Treasury. (3) An Order in Council under this section may, for the purposes of the Order— (a) amend any enactment, including any enactment contained in this Act, (b) confer, extend or modify any power to legislate by means of an order or regulations, and (c) contain such incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provision as appears to Her Majesty to be expedient, including— (i) provision modifying references in any enactment to the Northern Ireland Assembly, to statutory rules for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 or to the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland, (ii) provision for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities, and (iii) provision for the transfer to the statutory home civil service of persons employed in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. (4) A certificate issued by the Board, the Secretary of State or the Treasury that any property vested in a Northern Ireland department immediately before an Order under this section takes effect has been transferred by virtue of the Order to the Board, the Secretary of State or the Treasury, as the case may be, shall be conclusive evidence of the transfer. (5) A certificate issued by the Board or the Treasury that any property vested in the Secretary of State immediately before an Order under this section takes effect has been transferred by virtue of the Order to the Board or the Treasury, as the case may be, shall be conclusive evidence of the transfer. (6) Subsection (2) above does not limit the powers conferred by section 23 of this Act in relation to Northern Ireland. (7) In this section “the relevant Northern Ireland authority”, in relation to any function, means the Northern Ireland department by which the function is exercisable. (8) In this section “the statutory home civil service” means the civil service (excluding Her Majesty's diplomatic service) within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (see section 1(4) of that Act).

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