# The Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

S.R. 2010/351 · made 22 October 2010

These Regulations amend regulation 3 of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 so that the amount of a cold weather payment will be £25 instead of £8.50.

Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (Section 134, Section 171)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-cold-weather-payments-general-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/pdf/nisr_20100351_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Social Security
Made 22nd October 2010
Coming into operation 1st November 2010
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 134(2) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in it.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2010, immediately after the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 come into operation.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

## 2 Amendment of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations

In regulation 3 of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (prescribed amount) for “£8.50” substitute “£25”.

## 3 Revocations

The following Regulations are revoked—
(a) Regulation 6 of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991; and
(b) Regulation 2 of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 22nd October 2010
(L.S.)
B. Mc Gahan
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 3 of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 so that the amount of a cold weather payment will be £25 instead of £8.50.
Regulation 3 makes consequential revocations.
These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision 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, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

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