Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 7th October 1996.

In these Regulations—

• “the principal Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987^f1;

• “the Amendment Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f2;

• “the relevant date” means the 6th October 1996.

In regulations 10 and 11 expressions used shall have the same meaning as they have in the principal Regulations.

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f3 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.