The Social Security (Ireland) Order 2007

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: SI 2007/2122

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Ireland) Order 2007 and comes into force on 1st October 2007.

The Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

(1) The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Republic of Ireland) Order 1960 Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976 the Schedule to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979 the Schedule to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996 Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2001 Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2005 The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland;Having established reciprocity in the field of social security by means of the Agreements which were signed on their behalf at London on 29 March 1960 (which Agreement did not include Northern Ireland) , at Dublin on 28 February 1966, at Dublin on 3 October 1968 and at London on 14 September 1971 and also including the arrangements made on 22 July 1964 between the Ministry of Labour and National Insurance in relation to Northern Ireland and the Minister for Social Welfare in relation to Ireland;Wishing to consolidate the earlier Agreements and their extension and modification into a new convention;Wishing to extend and modify the scope of that reciprocity and to take account of changes in their legislation;Have agreed as follows:

For the purpose of this Convention the following definitions apply, except where the context otherwise requires: