Introductory text

Northern Ireland

HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 18th March 1998

Coming into operation 6th April 1998

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 129(2) and (4), 131(1), 132(4)(b), 133(2)(i) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1 and Articles 6(5), 14(2) and (4)(b) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f2 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland^f3 in so far as relates to regulations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of these Regulations, and without having referred any proposals on the matter to the Social Security Advisory Committee since it appears to the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland that by reason of the urgency of the matter it is inexpedient to do so^f4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 7
f2: S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)
f3: See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; subsection (6A) was inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8))
f4: See section 150(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992