# The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 16: Amendment of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “the Order” insert—
““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;”;
(b) in the definition of “claimant” for “or income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance”; and
(c) after the definition of “an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” insert—
““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act;”.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/286/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-consequential-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-16
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