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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-northern-ireland-order-2015-commencement-no-1-order-2016/article-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/46",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-northern-ireland-order-2015-commencement-no-1-order-2016",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 17th February 2016",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 come into force on 17th February 2016.\n(2) In Part 3 (working age benefits)—\n(a) in Chapter 1 (jobseeker’s allowance), Article 53 (procedure for regulation-making powers);\n(b) in Chapter 2 (employment and support allowance)—\n(i) Article 56 (dual entitlement);\n(ii) Article 59 (condition relating to youth).\n(3) In Part 4 (other benefit changes), Articles 77 to 79 (social fund).\n(4) In Part 6 (social security: general)—\n(a) Articles 101 and 102 (benefit cap);\n(b) Article 111 (recovery of benefits: application of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989);\n(c) Article 112 (powers to require information relating to investigations);\n(d) Article 113 (time limits for legal proceedings);\n(e) Article 120 (information-sharing in relating to provision of overnight care, etc.);\n(f) Article 121 (information-sharing in relation to welfare services etc.);\n(g) Article 122 (unlawful disclosure of information);\n(h) Article 123 (Articles 120 to 122: supplementary);\n(i) Article 124 (information-sharing for social security or employment purposes etc.);\n(j) Article 125 (reports by Department).\n(5) In Part 7 (miscellaneous)—\n(a) in Article 127 (collection of child support maintenance), paragraphs (1) and (2)(a);\n(b) Articles 129 to 131 (child support maintenance);\n(c) Article 132 (use of jobcentres by sex industry);\n(d) Article 133 (reduced fee for dog licences);\n(e) Article 135 (discretionary support);\n(f) Article 136 (discretionary support Commissioner);\n(g) Article 137 (payments to persons suffering financial disadvantage);\n(h) Articles 138 and 139 (duties of the Department).\n(6) In Part 8 (repeals)—\n(a) Article 140 (repeals);\n(b) Part 2 of Schedule 12 (entitlement to jobseeker’s allowance);\n(c) Part 12 of Schedule 12 (information-sharing).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Art. 3 in operation at 12.2.2016"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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