Explanatory note

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the Social Fund (Application for Review) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 by providing that an application for review by a social fund inspector may be made to the Office of the Social Fund Inspector or, until 1st April 2007, to an office of the Department for Social Development.

(Applications for review by an appropriate officer will continue to be sent or delivered to an office of the Department for Social Development).

Regulation 3 makes a consequential revocation.

These Regulations make, in relation to Northern Ireland only, provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this rule as it has no impact on the costs of business.