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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-benefit-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2001/316",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-incapacity-benefit-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2001",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations.)\nThese Regulations further amend the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984, the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 (“the Incapacity Benefit Regulations”) and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 to take into account the increase in the national minimum wage which takes effect from 1st October 2001.\nRegulation 2 increases the annual unemployability supplement earnings level from £3,146·00 to £3,432·00.\nRegulation 3(3) increases the weekly earnings limit for a councillor’s allowance in relation to incapacity benefit from £60·50 to £66·00.\nRegulation 4 increases the weekly incapacity for work therapeutic earnings limit from £60·50 to £66·00.\nRegulation 5 contains consequential revocations.\nRegulation 3(2) further amends the Incapacity Benefit Regulations to clarify the position relating to the relaxation of the first contribution condition for incapacity benefit.\nThese Regulations correspond to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 5A to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of subsection (2) or, as the case may be, (2A) of section 149 of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee or the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.\nThese Regulations do not impose a charge on business.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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