Article 1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and shall come into operation for the purposes of—
Articles 1 and 2 on 1st April 1995;
Article 10 on 2nd April 1995;
Article 9 on 6th April 1995;
Articles 3 to 6, 8 and 11 to 13 on 10th April 1995;
Articles 16, 17 and 22 on 11th April 1995;
Article 7 on 12th April 1995;
Articles 18 to 20, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 10th April 1995, and for the purposes of this sub-paragraph and sub-paragraph (i) below “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations;
Article 21(c)(ii), in so far as the sums specified are relevant for the purposes of paragraph 9(2)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations, on the first day of the benefit week to commence for the beneficiary on or after 10th April 1995; and
except in a case to which sub-paragraph (i) above applies, Article 21 , in relation to a case where rent is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple thereof, on 3rd April 1995, and in relation to any other case, on 1st April 1995.
The increases made by this Order in the sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act shall take effect for each case on the date specified in relation to that case in Article 6 of this Order.