# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and, subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), shall come into operation on 1st October 2007.
(2) Regulation 4(12)(a) and (13)(b), 7(14)(a) and (15)(b) and 9(12)(a) and (13)(b) shall come into operation on 7th April 2008.
(3) Regulations 4(12)(b) and 7(14)(b) in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, shall come into operation on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 7th April 2008.
(4) Regulation 9(12)(b), in relation to a case where rent is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple thereof, shall come into operation on 7th April 2008, and in relation to any other case, on 1st April 2008.
(5) In this regulation—
“benefit week” has the same meaning as in—
(a) regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 so far as it relates to regulation 4(12)(b);
(b) regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 so far as it relates to regulation 7(14)(b).
(6) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/396/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-5-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/regulation-1
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