# The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, Article 1: Citation and commencement


This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation for the purposes of—
(a) this Article, Articles 2 and 3(c) and the Schedule so far as it relates to Part V of Schedule 4 to the Contributions and Benefits Act, on 6th April 2016;
(b) Articles 3(a) and (b), 4 and 5, and the remaining parts of the Schedule, on 11th April 2016; and
(c) Article 6, in so far as it relates to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 11th April 2016, and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/92/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2016/article-1
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