
1995 No. 767
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995
 Made 15th March 1995
 Coming into force 13th April 1995
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of March 1995Present,The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
 Whereas the Orders in Council specified in Schedules 2 and 3 to this Order modified 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 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 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:
 Citation and commencement
1 
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 13th April 1995.
 Modification of Acts
2 
The Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 shall be modified 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 Schedules 2 and 3 to this Order.
 N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE 1
 PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING AGREEMENTS
Article 2
1 
Subject to paragraph 2, where in the agreement set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council specified in Schedule 2 to this Order there are references to sickness benefit, invalidity benefit or invalidity pension under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof, such references shall be altered to include a reference to short-term incapacity benefit or long-term incapacity benefit, as the case may be, under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof.
2 
Where in the agreement set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council specified in Schedule 3 to this Order there are provisions relating to the calculation or payment of sickness benefit, invalidity benefit or invalidity pension under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof, the following alterations shall be made:—
(a) For the purposes of the calculation or payment of invalidity benefit or invalidity pension after a specified period of sickness benefit or incapacity for work the provision shall be altered so as to apply also to long-term incapacity benefit payable under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof after a period of 364 days of incapacity for work; and
(b) For the purposes of the calculation or payment of sickness benefit the provision shall be altered so as to apply also to short-term incapacity benefit payable under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof for the period of up to and including the first 364 days of incapacity for work.
SCHEDULE 2
 ORDERS IN COUNCIL MODIFIED BY THIS ORDER
Article 2

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 , the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979  and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Luxembourg) Order 1955 S.I. 1955/420 ditto
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The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Israel) Order 1957 S.I. 1957/1879 ditto
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (France) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/597 ditto
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Belgium) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/771 ditto
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The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Yugoslavia) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/1263 ditto
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Denmark) Order 1960 S.I. 1960/211 ditto
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The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Turkey) Order 1961 S.I. 1961/584 ditto
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Germany) Order 1961 S.I. 1961/1202 ditto
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Switzerland) Order 1969 S.I. 1969/384 ditto
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The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Spain) Order 1975 S.I. 1975/415 ditto
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The Social Security (Portugal) Order 1979 S.I. 1979/921 The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1982  and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988
The Social Security (Austria) Order 1981 S.I. 1981/605 The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988
The Social Security (New Zealand) Order 1983 S.I. 1983/1894 ditto
The Social Security (Finland) Order 1984 S.I. 1984/125 ditto
The Social Security (Israel) Order 1984 S.I. 1984/354 ditto
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The Social Security (Iceland) Order 1985 S.I. 1985/1202 ditto
The Social Security (Austria) Order 1987 S.I. 1987/1830 ditto
The Social Security (Portugal) Order 1987 S.I. 1987/1831 ditto
The Social Security (Sweden) Order 1988 S.I. 1988/590 ditto
The Social Security (Cyprus) Order 1983 S.I. 1983/1698
The Social Security (Philippines) Order 1989 S.I. 1989/2002
The Social Security (Norway) Order 1991 S.I. 1991/767
The Social Security (Barbados) Order 1992 S.I. 1992/812
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The Social Security (Cyprus) Order 1994 S.I. 1994/1646
The Social Security (Jersey and Guernsey) Order 1994 S.I. 1994/2802
SCHEDULE 3
 ORDERS IN COUNCIL MODIFIED BY THIS ORDER
Article 2

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 , the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1979  and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988 
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Luxembourg) Order 1955 S.I. 1955/420 ditto
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The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (France) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/597 ditto
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Belgium) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/771 ditto
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Yugoslavia) Order 1958 S.I. 1958/1263 ditto
The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Turkey) Order 1961 S.I. 1961/584 ditto
The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Switzerland) Order 1969 S.I. 1969/384 ditto
The Social Security (Portugal) Order 1979 S.I. 1979/921 The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1982  and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988
The Social Security (Finland) Order 1984 S.I. 1984/125 The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1988
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The Social Security (Barbados) Order 1992 S.I. 1992/812
The Social Security (Jersey and Guernsey) Order 1994 S.I. 1994/2802