Regulation 3 Amendment of the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) Regulations

(1)

The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2)

In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) after the definition of “officer” add—

““pensionable age”, in the case of a man born before 6th April 1955, means the age when a woman born on the same day as the man would attain pensionable age^f2.”.

(3)

In regulation 4(1)(a) and (2)(a)^f3 (circumstances where requirement to take part in an interview does not apply) for “the age of 60” substitute “pensionable age”.

(4)

In regulation 8(3)(a) (reduction of income support) for “the age of 60” substitute “pensionable age”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 2001 No. 152; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2007 No. 219 and S.R. 2008 No. 478
f2: For the meaning of “pensionable age” see the definition in section 167(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
f3: Regulation 4 was substituted by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2007 No. 219 and amended by regulation 5(4) of S.R. 2008 No. 478