Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Personal Allowances for Children Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), come into operation on 23rd October 2000.

Regulation 2 shall, in relation to a claimant for income support, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 23rd October 2000 and in this paragraph “benefit week”^f1 and “claimant” shall have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations.

Regulation 2 shall, in relation to a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 23rd October 2000 and in this paragraph “benefit week”^f2 shall have the same meaning as in regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

In these Regulations—

• “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987^f3;

• “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f4.

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f5 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.