Introductory text

Northern Ireland

Regulations made by the Department for Social Development and laid before the Assembly under Article 37(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 for approval by resolution of the Assembly before the expiration of 6 months from the date of their coming into operation.

HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 24th July 2000

Coming into operation 31st July 2000

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 123(1)(e), 131(1), 132(3) and (4)(b), 133(2)(i) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1, and Articles 2(2), 6(5), 8(2) and (4), 9(4), 14(1) and 4(b), 23, and 36(2) of, and paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f2 and now vested in it^f3, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel^f4 in so far as regulation 2 is concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of that regulation should not be referred to it^f5, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 7; section 123(1)(e) was inserted by paragraph 13(5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15))
f2: S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)
f3: See Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481)
f4: See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); consent function transferred from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Finance and Personnel; see Article 6(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 4 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
f5: See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992