Regulation 16 Amendment of regulation 1I1

after the definition of “the Arrears, Interest and Adjustment of Maintenance Assessment Regulations”^f1 there shall be inserted the following definition –

• ““assessed income period” is to be construed in accordance with sections 6 and 9 of the State Pension Credit Act;”;

in the definition of “claimant” in paragraph (a) for “or Article 2(2) of the Jobseekers Order” there shall be substituted “, Article 2(2) of the Jobseekers Order or section 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act;”; and

after the definition of “relevant person”^f2 there shall be inserted the following definitions –

• ““state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act;

• “State Pension Credit Act” means the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002^f3;

• “State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003^f4;”.