Introductory text

Northern Ireland

HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 3rd October 2008

Coming into operation 6th October 2008

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 171(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1 and sections 5(1)(a) and 165(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2, and now vested in it^f3, and sections 1(5) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002^f4.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulations 4 and 5 should not be referred to it^f5.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 7
f2: 1992 c. 8; section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and section 165(3) was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to, the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
f3: See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
f4: 2002 c. 14 (N.I.)
f5: See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992