Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and come into operation immediately after the coming into operation of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016^f1.

(2)

In these Regulations—

“the Order” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) 1995;
“the JSA Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f2.

(3)

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

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 1 in operation at 6.6.2016, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: S.R.2016 No. 216
f2: S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1996 Nos. 356 and 358, S.R. 1997 Nos. 130, 165, and 541, S.R. 1998 No. 198, S.R. 1999 Nos. 145 and 428 (C. 32), S.R. 2000 Nos. 9, 37, 197, 255 and 350, S.R. 2001 Nos. 56, 120 and 151, S.R. 2002 Nos. 80, 275 and 363, S.R. 2004 No. 166, S.R. 2007 No. 262, S.R. 2008 Nos. 112, 478 and 498, S.R. 2009 Nos. 141 and 341, S.R. 2010 No. 144, S.R. 2011 No. 291, S.R. 2012 Nos. 14, 44 and 181, S.R. 2014 No. 150 and S.R. 2015 No. 146
f3: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)