Introductory text

Social security

Made 16th July 2007

Coming into operation 6th August 2007

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 167A(3) and 171(1) to (3) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1, sections 7(1) and 165(1), (3), (4) and (6) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2 and Articles 12(1), 24(a) and (b) and 74(1), (3) and (6) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 ^f3 and now vested in it ^f4.

This Rule contains only regulations made consequential upon section 55 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007^f5.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 7; section 167A was inserted by Article 7 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)) and amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)); section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), section 171(2) was amended by paragraph 28(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and section 171(5) was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994
f2: 1992 c. 8; section 165(1) was amended by pargraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and section 165(3) was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002
f3: S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10); Article 12 was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) and Article 74(1) was amended by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002
f4: See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
f5: 2007 c. 2 (N.I.)