# The Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 by—
(a) specifying the period during which forecasts are supplied by the Meteorological Office (regulation 2(a));
(b) providing that an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is to be a qualifying benefit for the purpose of obtaining a cold weather payment and providing a definition of income-based jobseeker’s allowance (regulations 2(b) and 3);
(c) providing that only weather stations accredited by the Meteorological Office may provide forecasts for the purposes of these Regulations (regulation 2(c));
(d) allowing forecasted periods of cold weather to be provided from the nearest weather station where the primary weather station is not available (regulation 4).
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These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in regulations made by the Secretary of State for Social Security 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/488/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-cold-weather-payments-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/note
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