# The Welfare Supplementary Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 6: Interpretation of Part 3


(1) In this Part—
“Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
“contributory employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance entitlement to which is based on section 1(2)(a) of the WRA 2007;
“ESA Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008;
“income-related employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance entitlement to which is based on section 1(2)(b) of the WRA 2007;
“new award of income-related employment and support allowance” means—
(a) in cases in which a person makes a claim for an income-related employment and support allowance within the period mentioned in regulation 7(2)(b), the award made pursuant to the original decision in respect of that claim;
(b) in all other cases, the award in existence immediately after the cessation of an award of contributory employment and support allowance as a consequence of section 1A of the WRA 2007;
“previous award of contributory employment and support allowance” means the award in existence immediately prior to its cessation as a consequence of section 1A of the WRA 2007;
“previous award of employment and support allowance” means the award in existence immediately prior to the cessation of a contributory employment and support allowance as a consequence of section 1A of the WRA 2007;
“relevant date” in respect of a person means the date on which chapters 1 and 2 of Part 2 of the Order are commenced in respect of a group of people of which that person forms part;
“WRA 2007” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2016/9780338004437/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-welfare-supplementary-payments-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-6
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