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HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 6th March 1998

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 64(1), 68(4)(c), 70(4), 71(6), 122(1), 123(1), 127(1), 128(1), 129(1)(a), (2) and (4), 131(1), 132(2), (3) and (4), 133(2)(a) and (i), 142A, 171(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1, sections 5(1)(l) and (q), 30(8), 73(2) and 165(1) and (3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2, Articles 4(1), 5(a) and (b) and (7) and 19 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f3, Articles 6(5), 14(1), (2) and (4), 15(3), 36(2) and 37(3) of, and paragraphs 3 and 11 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f4 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland^f5 in so far as regulations 3(1), (2)(c), (3) and (4)(c), 4(1), (2)(c) and (3), 5(1) and (2)(a), 6, 7 and 11(3) and (4)(a) are concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f6, hereby makes the following Regulations: