# The Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

S.R. 2001/52 · made 9 February 2001

These Regulations further amend the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988. They prescribe widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement allowance as benefits from which awards from the social fund may be recovered by deduction.

Made under: Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (Section 74, Section 165)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-recovery-by-deductions-from-benefits-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/pdf/nisr_20010052_en.pdf

## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 9th February 2001
Coming into operation 9th April 2001
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 74(2) and 165(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and now vested in it, 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 (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2001.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

## 2 Amendment to regulation 2 of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations

In Regulation 2 of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 (benefits from which an award may be recovered), after paragraph (cc) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—
“(dd) widowed parent’s allowance under section 39A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
(ee) bereavement allowance under section 39B of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.”.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 9th February 2001.
L.S.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988. They prescribe widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement allowance as benefits from which awards from the social fund may be recovered by deduction.
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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