# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation on 23rd February 1998.
(2) In relation to any particular claimant for either family credit or disability working allowance, regulations 4 and 7 shall have effect, where a claimant has an award of either of those benefits—
(a) which expires on 23rd February 1998, on 24th February 1998; or
(b) which expires after 23rd February 1998, on the day following the expiration of that award.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) “claimant” means a person claiming the benefit concerned.
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/2/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-1
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