Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 23rd June 1996.
These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant—
in a case where income support is paid to the clamant in arrears, in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(a) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulationsf1 (date when change of circumstances is to take effect)—
from the first day of the benefit week which includes 30th June 1996, or
if the claim for income support is for a period beginning after 30th June 1996, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 23rd June 1996;
in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in advance, in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(b) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 30th June 1996,
and for this purpose, the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulationsf2 (interpretation).
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f5 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Annotations
Footnotes
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Paragraph 7 was substituted by regulation 7(9) of S.R. 1990 No. 398
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The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318
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S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1990 No. 398
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S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 318, S.R. 1995 Nos. 301 and 434 and S.R. 1996 No. 120
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