Regulation 3 Amendment of the Modification Regulations

(1)

The Modification Regulations shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 1 (Application of Part XIIZA of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act to Adoptions from Overseas) –

(a)

omit the first modification to section 167ZB(2) of the Act (referring to subsection (3A));

(b)

after the third modification to section 167ZB(2) (relating to paragraph (a)(ii)), insert the following modification –

“In paragraph (b), omit “ending with the relevant week””;

(c)

for the modification to section 167ZB(3) (defining the relevant week), substitute the following modification –

“For subsection (3) substitute –

“(3)

The references in subsection (2)(c) and (d) to the relevant week are to –

(a)

the week in which official notification is sent to the adopter, or

(b)

the week at the end of which the person satisfies the condition in subsection (2)(b),

whichever is the later.””;

(d)

omit the modification inserting section 167ZB(3A).

(3)

In Schedule 2 (Application of Part XIIZB of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act to Adoptions from Overseas) –

(a)

omit the first modification to section 167ZL(2) of the Act (referring to subsection (3A));

(b)

after the second modification to subsection 167ZL(2) (relating to paragraph (a)), insert the following modification –

“In paragraph (b), omit “ending with the relevant week””;

(c)

for the modification to subsection 167ZL(3) (defining the relevant week), substitute the following modification –

“For subsection (3) substitute –

“(3)

The reference in subsection (2)(d) to the relevant week is to –

(a)

the week in which official notification is sent to the adopter, or

(b)

the week at the end of which the person satisfies the condition in subsection (2)(b),

whichever is the later.””;

(d)

omit the modification inserting section 167ZL(3A).