Section 380 — Social Security Act 2018: Orders adopting reciprocity agreements

380 Orders adopting reciprocity agreements (1) The purpose of this section is to enable effect to be given in New Zealand law to an agreement (for example, a Convention), or an alteration to an agreement, with the Government of another country providing for reciprocity in respect of matters relating to social security monetary benefits (a reciprocity agreement ). (2) The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, do all or any of the following: (a) declare all or any provisions of, or of an alteration to, a reciprocity agreement (being provisions set out in a schedule of the order) have force and effect so far as they relate to New Zealand: (b) declare that the following enactments (and any regulations or orders made, and in force, under the following Acts) have effect subject to any modifications required for the purpose of giving effect to the agreement or alteration: (i) this Act: (ii) Part 6 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014: (iii) Part 1 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001: (c) revoke a previous order that applied in respect of, or in respect of an alteration to, a reciprocity agreement if the agreement or alteration is no longer in force or if, on the commencement of the order, the previous order is intended to be no longer in force. (3) The Governor-General may, by the same or a later Order in Council, specify the date on which an order made under subsection (2) is to come into force (which may be a date before, on, or after, the date on which the order is made under subsection (2)). (4) This section is subject to section 381 . Compare: 1990 No 26 s 19(1), (2)