Introductory text
Housing; Rates; Social Security
Made 27th November 2013
Coming into operation 12th December 2013
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 132(4)(b) and 171(1) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1, Articles 14(4)(b) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995f2, and now vested in itf3, sections 15(6)(b) and 19(2) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002f4 and sections 17(3)(b) and 25 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007f5.
Regulations 5 and 6 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnelf6.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itf7.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21); section 171(2) was amended by paragraph 28(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)
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S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999
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See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
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See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
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See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (1992 c. 8)