# The Social Security (Habitual Residence) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Introduction: Introductory text


Housing; Rates; Social Security
Made 17th October 2012
Coming into operation 8th November 2012
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 131(1) and (2), 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Articles 6(5) and (12) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, and now vested in it, sections 1(5)(a) and 19(1), (2)(a) and (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 and sections 4(3) and 25(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007.
Regulations 5 and 6 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulations 5 and 6 should not be referred to it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/380/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-habitual-residence-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/introduction
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