Introductory text

Northern Ireland

HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 16th December 1997

Coming into operation 5th January 1998

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 6(5), 14(4)(a) and (b), 21(2), (8)(b) and (10)(c), 22(4) and 36(2) of, and paragraphs 3(b) and 14(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f1 and sections 122(1),129(4), 131(1), 132(4)(a) and (b), 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^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 regulation 17(1), (2)(b), (3), (4)(b), (5), (6)(b), (7), (8)(b), (9), (10)(b), (11) and (12)(b) is concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)
f2: 1992 c. 7
f3: 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))
f4: See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992