# The Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

S.R. 2011/383 · made 27 October 2011 · revised to 6 April 2017

These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”).

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-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/pdf/nisr_20110383_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-cold-weather-payments-general-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/pdf/nisrem_20110383_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Social Security
Made 27th October 2011
Coming into operation 1st November 2011
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) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2011.
(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

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## 3 Revocation

Regulation 2(5) of the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payment) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 is revoked.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 27th October 2011
(L.S.)
Anne Mc Cleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

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“SCHEDULE
IDENTIFICATION OF STATIONS AND POSTCODE DISTRICTS
Regulation 2
Column (1)
Column (2)
Meteorological Office Station
Postcode districts
1. Aldergrove
BT27 – 29, BT39 – 46, BT80
2. Castlederg
BT78 – 79, BT81 – 82
3. Glenanne
BT35, BT60 – 71
4. Katesbridge
BT24 – 26, BT30 – 34
5. Magilligan
BT47 – 49, BT51 – 57
6. St Angelo
BT74 – 77, BT92 – 94
7. Stormont Castle
BT1 – 23, BT36 – 38
”

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”).
The Schedule to the 1988 Regulations specifies weather stations which are relevant to determining whether there is a recorded or forecasted period of cold weather.
Regulation 2 substitutes the Schedule to the 1988 Regulations with the Schedule to these Regulations. The new Schedule largely re-enacts the list contained in the former Schedule, but it reassigns the postcodes from an existing station, Ballykelly, to a new weather station, Magilligan.
Regulation 3 makes a consequential revocation.
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 his or her address by contacting the Royal Mail Postcode Enquiries Office (telephone 08457 111 222) or by logging on to the Royal Mail website at www.royalmail.com.
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, 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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