Introductory text
Housing; Rates; Social Security
Made 16th March 2015
Coming into operation 6th April 2015
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 39(1) and 47(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f1, sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(3) and (4)(b), 132A(2) and (3) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f2, Articles 6(5), 14(1) and (4) and 36(1) and (2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995f3, Articles 11(6) and 74(1) and (5) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998f4, and now vested in itf5 and sections 17(1) and (3) and 25(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007f6.
Regulations 6 and 7 are made with the consent of the Department Finance and Personnelf7.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these regulations should not be referred to itf8.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1992 c.7; section 132A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21)
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S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)
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S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10); Article 74(1) was amended by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002
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See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
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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
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See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c.8)