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Social Security

Made 22nd October 2020

Coming into operation 12th November 2020

The Department for Communitiesf1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 123, 129, 131(1), 133(2)(h) and (l) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f2, Articles 6(5) and (12), 8(4), 9(4) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995f3, and now vested in itf4, sections 2(3), (4), (6) and (9), 3(8), 17(2)(a) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002f5,sections 4(2) and (3), 24(1) and 25(2) of, and paragraph 6(8) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007f6and Articles 7(2), 11(1), 13(1) and 48(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015f7.

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f1

The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities in accordance with section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))

f2

1992 c.7. section 129 was amended Article 8(2) of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3154 (N.I. 8)) and Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c.2)

f3

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15). Articles 8 and 9 are maintained in operation in certain circumstances by Article 9 of S.R. 2017 No. 190. Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)

f4

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

f5

2002 c. 14 (N.I.)

f6

2007 c. 2 (N.I.). Sections 2 and 4 were repealed for certain purposes by the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

f7

2015 No. 2006 (N.I. 1)