# The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Contributions and Benefits Act” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““the Fraud Act” means the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;”.
(3) In regulation 7A(1) (credits for invalid care allowance) after “paid to him” there shall be inserted “or would be paid to him but for a restriction under section 6 of the Fraud Act (loss of benefit provisions)”.
(4) In regulation 8A(2) (credits for unemployment) after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be added—
“or
(d) a week in respect of which he would have been paid a jobseeker’s allowance but for a restriction imposed pursuant to section 6, 7 or 8 of the Fraud Act (loss of benefit provisions).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/80/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-loss-of-benefit-consequential-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-2
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