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Social Security

Made 9th February 2021

Coming into operation 15th March 2021

The Department for Communities^f1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 134(2) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2, and now vested in it^f3 and Articles 13 and 14(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016^f4.

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Footnotes

f1: The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities in accordance with section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))
f2: 1992 c. 7
f3: See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
f4: S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1)