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The Social Security (Lebanon) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

S.R. 2006/320 · Made 27 July 2006 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 27th July 2006

Coming into operation 28th July 2006

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), 133(2) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1 and Articles 6(5) and (12) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995f2, and now vested in itf3, and sections 1(5)(a) and 19(1), (2)(a) and (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002f4.

Regulation 3 is made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnelf5.

Proposals in respect of these Regulations were not referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee since it appeared to the Department for Social Development that by reason of the urgency of the matter it was inexpedient to do sof6.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 7; section 133(2) was amended by paragraph 18(3) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)) and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to, the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

f2

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 36(2) was amended by Article 4 of, and paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)

f3

See Article 8(b) and Part II of Schedule 6 to, S.R. 1999 No. 481

f4

2002 c. 14 (N.I.)

f5

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

f6

See sections 149(2) and 150(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, effect and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations
  3. 3Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations Repealed
  4. 4Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
  5. 5Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, effect and interpretationI1

(1)

These Regulations shall be cited as the Social Security (Lebanon) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 28th July 2006.

(2)

These Regulations shall cease to have effect on 30th January 2007 and the following Regulations shall have effect on and after that date as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made—

(a)

the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987f1;

F1(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)

the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996f2;

(d)

the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003f3.

(3)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f4 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

2Amendment of the Income Support (General) RegulationsI1

(1)

Regulation 21AAf1 of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (special cases: supplemental—persons from abroad) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

At the end of paragraph (4)(i) omit “or”.

(3)

At the end of paragraph (4)(j) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—

“(k)

a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.”.

3Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) RegulationsF1I1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance RegulationsI1

(1)

Regulation 85Af1 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (special cases: supplemental—persons from abroad) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

At the end of paragraph (4)(i) omit “or”.

(3)

At the end of paragraph (4)(j) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—

“(k)

a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.”.

5Amendment of the State Pension Credit RegulationsI1

(1)

Regulation 2f1 of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (persons not in Northern Ireland) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

At the end of paragraph (4)(i) omit “or”.

(3)

At the end of paragraph (4)(j) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—

“(k)

a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 27th July 2006

L.S.

John O'Neill

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to regulation 3.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 27th July 2006

L.S.

Mary McIvor

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (“the income-related benefits Regulations”).

The income-related benefits Regulations provide that a person is ineligible for benefit where he is a “person from abroad”, that is to say where he is not habitually resident in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland, subject to a list of exceptions. The amendments made by these Regulations insert a new category into the list of persons who are excepted from having to satisfy the habitual residence test. This excepts persons in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.

These Regulations cease to have effect on 30th January 2007. From that date the additional category will be omitted.