Section 156 Payment of travelling expenses by Department.C1

Northern Ireland

The Department may pay such travelling expenses as, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel, the Department may determine—

(a)

to persons required by the Department to attend any interview in connection with the operation of the Contributions and Benefits Act F1, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995F2, the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997F3, Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 F4, the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 F5, Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 F6, Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 F7, Part 5 of that Order or this Act;

(b)

to persons attending social security offices of the Department in connection with the operation—

(i)

of the Contributions and Benefits Act , the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997F8, Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 F9, the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 , Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 F10, Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 F11, Part 5 of that Order or this Act; or

(ii)

of any prescribed statutory provision.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 156 inserted (17.7.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. Sch. 2, para. 49; S.R. 1996/285, art. 2, Sch.
F2: Words in s. 156 inserted (6.10.1997) by S.I. 1997/1183 (N.I. 12), art. 31(1), Sch. 3, para. 8; S.R. 1997/400, art. 2
F3: Words in s. 156(a) substituted (5.7.1999, 6.9.1999, 5.10.1999, 18.10.1999 and 29.11.1999 for different purposes, otherwise prosp.) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), arts. 1(2), 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 85(a); S.R. 1999/310, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 14); S.R. 1999/371, art. 2(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 18); S.R. 1999/407, art. 2(b), Sch. (with art. 4); S.R. 1999/428, art. 2(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 16) and S.R. 1999/472, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 20-22) (subject to art. 2(2) of the said S.R. 1999/472)
F4: Words in s. 156(a) inserted (2.12.2002 for certain purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14), ss. 14, 21(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 20(a); S.R. 2002/366, art. 2(l); S.R. 2003/373, art. 2
F5: Words in s. 156 inserted (27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), s. 60(1), Sch. 3 para. 4(26); S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. 2
F6: Words in s. 156(a) inserted (2.5.2016 for specified purposes, 27.9.2017 in so far as not already in force) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 24; S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(v)(dd); S.R. 2017/190, art. 4(1)(2)(g)(ii)
F7: Words in s. 156(a) inserted (20.6.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 9 para. 25; S.R. 2016/215, art. 3(2)
F8: Words in s. 156(b)(i) substituted (5.7.1999, 6.9.1999, 5.10.1999, 18.10.1999 and 29.11.1999 for different purposes, otherwise prosp.) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), arts. 1(2), 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 85(b); S.R. 1999/310, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 14); S.R. 1999/371, art. 2(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 18); S.R. 1999/407, art. 2(b), Sch. (with art. 4); S.R. 1999/428, art. 2(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 16) and S.R. 1999/472, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 20-22) (subject to art. 2(2) of the said S.R. 1999/472)
F9: Words in s. 156(b)(i) inserted (2.12.2002 for certain purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14), ss. 14, 21(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 20(b); S.R. 2002/366, art. 2(l); S.R. 2003/373, art. 2
F10: Words in s. 156(b)(i) inserted (2.5.2016 for specified purposes, 27.9.2017 in so far as not already in force) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 24; S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(v)(dd); S.R. 2017/190, art. 4(1)(2)(g)(ii)
F11: Words in s. 156(b)(i) inserted (20.6.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 9 para. 25; S.R. 2016/215, art. 3(2)

Modifications

C1: S. 156 applied (with modifications) (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 49, s. 163(2); S.R. 1994/17, art. 2