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The Welfare Reform (2007 Act) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

S.R. 2008/425 · Made 23 October 2008

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Social Security

Made 23rd October 2008

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 60(1) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c. 2 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (2007 Act) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into operation of section 13(7) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (work-related activity) is 27th October 2008.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 23rd October 2008

(L.S.)

John O’Neill

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order provides for the coming into operation of section 13(7) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (“the Act”) on 27th October 2008.

Section 13(7) defines “work-related activity” for the purposes of Part 1 of the Act in relation to employment and support allowance.