Territorial Extent and Application
16.The Act is a UK-wide Act. The main subject matter of the Act, namely payments in consequence of maladministration in the regulation of a specified insurance society, is not a matter which is devolved to the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales or the Northern Ireland Assembly.
17.The Act makes provision for certain matters to be dealt with through secondary legislation, such as the provision to allow for payments to be disregarded in the consideration of a person’s liability to pay for certain goods and services. This may include, for example, health and social care, which are devolved matters. However, such provisions are incidental to the main subject matter of the Act.