84. Section 287 of the Act of 2005 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “social assistance payments under Part 3” for “State pension (non-contributory) and blind pensions, widow’s (non-contributory) pension, widower’s (non-contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (non-contributory) pension or guardian’s payment (non-contributory), jobseeker’s allowance”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (2):

“(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1) and (2), the Minister, in an order under this section, may provide for the manner in which an arrangement that is the subject of the order is to apply to persons, or different categories of persons, to whom a different arrangement, provided for in another order under this section, applies and for the manner in which such different arrangement is to apply to persons, or different categories of persons, to whom the arrangement that is the subject of the order applies.

(4) In this section, a reference to ‘arrangement’ includes an agreement which is intended to be binding on the State or the Government or the Minister but which has not, at the time of the making of an order under this section, become binding and to which the Minister is satisfied the international organisation, any other state or government or the proper authority under any government, referred to in subsection (1), is giving effect.”.