Introductory text

Northern Ireland

Social Security

Made 10th March 2010

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(8) and 171(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1, sections 5(1)(b), (j), (l), (m) and (q), 13A(2)(b) and 165(1) and (4) to (6) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2 and Articles 11(6) and 74(1) and (3) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998^f3, and now vested in it^f4.

In accordance with section 13A(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 it has consulted with such organisations representing qualifying lenders likely to be affected by regulation 3(7) as it considers appropriate.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 7; section 70 was amended by Articles 2 and 3 of S.R. 2002 No. 321 and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
f2: 1992 c. 8; section 13A was inserted by paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Social Security (Mortgage Interest Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1309 (N.I. 9)) and amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)), paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)), Article 18 of S.I. 2002/1555, paragraph 109 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) and paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2 (N.I.)) and 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 No. 671)
f3: 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
f4: See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481