DANSP01500 - Legislation: Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 and the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999: Amendments

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

The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (TOFO)

DANSP01300 tells you about the TOFA and the equivalent Order that applies to Northern Ireland (TOFO). The Transfer Act and the Order have been amended by other Acts and Orders since their introduction. The amendments include

• repeal of legislation which is no longer appropriate,
• substituting text, for example, to take account of decisions required in connection with the entitlement of statutory paternity and adoption pay.

The most significant changes made to the Act and Order have been made by the Transfer of Tribunal, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. For more information about this Act see DANSP02500.

The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 (SI 1999 No. 527) ensured the coming into force of provisions of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (the Transfer Act). For information about the Transfer Act see DANSP01300.

The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Commencement No 1 and Transitional Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (SR 1999 No 149) is the Northern Ireland equivalent legislation.