
1 
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1979.
2 

(1) Any Order in Council specified in the Schedule to this Order shall, for the purposes of section 143 of the Social Security Act 1975, have effect subject to the further modifications contained in the following provisions of this Order.
(2) Any such Order in Council shall have effect as if the agreement proposed by Her Majesty's Government for modifying the agreement set out in the Schedule to such Order, so as to take account of changes in the legislation of the United Kingdom without otherwise altering the effect of such agreement, had been entered into.
(3) Where in any agreement set out in the Schedule to any such Order in Council there are provisions relating to the calculation of retirement pension, widow's benefit or invalidity pension under the legislation of the United Kingdom, the following modifications shall have effect:—
(a) for the purposes of such calculation, any additional component of those benefits payable under the legislation of the United Kingdom shall be treated as a separate benefit; and
(b) in calculating the amount of any such additional component account shall be taken only of contributions actually paid under the legislation of the United Kingdom; and
(c) the full amount of any such additional component calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (b) above shall be payable.
N.E. Leigh
Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE
Article 2(1)


Title of Order in Council Reference
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Italy) Order 1953 S.I. 1953/884
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Luxembourg) Order 1955 S.I. 1955/420
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Netherlands) Order 1955 S.I. 1955/874
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1956 S.I. 1956/1897
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Sweden) Order 1957 S.I. 1957/856
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Israel) Order 1957 S.I. 1957/1879
The Family Allowances and National Insurance (Australia) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/422
The Family Allowances, and National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Norway) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/423
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (France) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/597
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Belgium) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/771
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Malta) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/772
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Yugoslavia) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/1263
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Denmark) Order 1960 S.I. 1960/211
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Finland) Order 1960 S.I. 1960/212
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Republic of Ireland) Order 1960 S.I. 1960/707
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Turkey) Order 1961 S.I. 1961/584
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Germany) Order 1961 S.I. 1961/1202
The Family Allowances and National Insurance (Australia) Order 1962 S.I. 1962/1869
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Switzerland) Order 1969 S.I. 1969/384
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Cyprus) Order 1969 S.I. 1969/1494
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Bermuda) Order 1969 S.I. 1969/1686
The Family Allowances and National Insurance (New Zealand) Order 1970 S.I. 1970/150
The National Insurance (Republic of Ireland) Order 1971 S.I. 1971/1742
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Austria) Order 1972 S.I. 1972/1586
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Jamaica) Order 1972 S.I. 1972/1587
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Spain) Order 1975 S.I. 1975/415