# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), shall come into operation on 14th April 2008.
(2) This regulation and regulations 2(6), (16)(b) and (17)(c), 4(10), (15)(a) and (16)(b), 6(3) and (6)(a) and (7)(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.
(3) Regulation 4(13)(a) and (b) in so far as it relates to a particular beneficiary, shall come into operation on 7th April 2008, immediately after Article 22(3) of and Schedule 10 to the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 comes into operation.
(4) In paragraph (2) “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 regulations 2(6) and (16)(b) and (17)(c);
(b) regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, so far as it relates to regulations 4(10), (15)(a) and (16)(b); and
(c) regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 in so far as it relates to regulations 6(3), (6)(a) and (7)(b).
(5) 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/2008/112/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-1
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