# The Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

S.R. 1997/437 · made 1 October 1997 · revised to 6 April 2017

These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 by providing for a procedure to be operated when a weather station specified in Schedule 1 is unable to provide temperature information in respect of a certain day or period (regulation 2).

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

## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 1st October 1997
Coming into operation 1st November 1997
The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 134(2) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st November 1997.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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

(1) Regulation 2(1) of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (prescribed circumstances) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In sub paragraph (a)—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) head (iii) shall be omitted.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
L.S.
John O'Neill
Assistant Secretary
1st October 1997.

## 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 providing for a procedure to be operated when a weather station specified in Schedule 1 is unable to provide temperature information in respect of a certain day or period (regulation 2).
The Postcode Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the postcode maps may be obtained from their publishers. A person may establish the current postcode for their address by contacting the Royal Mail Postcode Enquiries office (tel. no. 0345 111222).
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/1997/437 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-cold-weather-payments-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-1997
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