HL Deb 26 October 1998 vol 593 cc1783-4

1. Regulations under section 120(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.

2. Regulations which state that they contain only provisions in consequence of an order under section 129 or 132 above.

3. Regulations made within a period of 6 months from the date of any Act passed after this Act and directed to be construed as one with this Act, where—

  1. (a) the regulations state that they contain only regulations to make provision consequential on the passing of the Act; and
  2. (b) the Act does not exclude this paragraph in respect of the regulations;
and in this paragraph "Act" includes an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

4. Regulations which state that they contain only regulations making with respect to industrial injuries benefit or its administration the same or substantially the same provision as has been, or is to be, made with respect to other benefit as defined in section 121(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act or its administration.

5. Regulations which state that the only provision with respect to industrial injuries benefit or its administration that is made by the regulations is the same or substantially the same as provision made by the instrument with respect to other benefit as defined in section 121(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act or its administration.

6. Regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations revoked by them.

7. Regulations making only provision corresponding to provision contained in regulations made by the Secretary of State or the Lord Chancellor in relation to Great Britain."

(9) In section 192(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, after the entry relating to section 170 (with Schedule 5) insert— section 171 (with Schedule 6):".").

The noble Lord said: The new clause after Clause 74, for which this amendment provides, imposes a requirement on the DHSS for Northern Ireland to refer matters to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council, in circumstances equivalent to those where the Department of Health in London would be obliged to do so.

This amendment is very much in the spirit of those we have considered already, ensuring the best degree of co-ordination possible between the social security systems in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, while respecting the fact that these matters are, under the terms of the agreement, transferred. By an amendment to Clause 3, the obligations to refer matters to the Social Security Advisory Committee and the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council become reserved matters. I beg to move.

Lord Skelmersdale

I am sure I am not alone in finding the drafting of this new clause extremely difficult. I refer to subsection (3) of the new clause which states, At the end of subsection (3) of that section". I hope the noble Lord can elucidate exactly what that subsection or what "that section" is.

Lord Dubs

I do not think I would venture to do that offhand. I prefer to write to the noble Lord if he is kind enough to accept that.

On Question, amendment agreed to.

Lord Williams of Mostyn moved Amendment No. 192V:

After Clause 74, insert the following new clause—

("Discrimination: certificates by Secretary of State