Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Discretionary Housing Payments Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 2nd July 2001.

(2)

In these Regulations—

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“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987^f1;
“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f2.

(3)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f3 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 1(2) revoked (20.11.2006) by The Housing Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/407), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with regs. 2, 6(2), Sch. 3, Sch. 4)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 1 in operation at 2.7.2001, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2001 No. 78
f2: S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 503 and S.R. 2001 No. 25
f3: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)