# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Introduction: Introductory text


These Statutory Rules are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of Statutory Rules 2016 No 217 and 2016 No. 375.
Social Security
Made 15th December 2016
Laid before Parliament 19th December 2016
Coming into operation 16th January 2017
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 123(1)(e), 129A(2) to (4), 133(1) and (2)(h) and 171(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, sections 2A(1), 165(1), (4) and (5) and 167(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Article 74(3) and (6) of the Social Security Northern Ireland Order 1998, section 60(1), (2)(a) and (b) and (6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 and Articles 5 and 82(3) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.
Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by virtue of Article 4(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/432/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/introduction
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