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The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2016

S.R. 2016/234 · Made 25 May 2016

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Social Security

Made 25th May 2016

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 2(2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015f1.

Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(a) of that Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1).

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on 1st June 2016
  3. 3Provisions coming into force on 31st October 2016
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2016.

2Provisions coming into force on 1st June 2016

(1)

The following provisions of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 come into force on 1st June 2016.

(2)

In Part 3 (working-age benefits)—

(a)

in Chapter 1 (jobseeker’s allowance)—

(i)

Articles 51 and 52, for the purpose of making regulations;

(ii)

in Schedule 7, paragraph 3, for the purpose of making regulations;

(b)

in Chapter 2 (employment and support allowance), Article 62.

(3)

In Part 4 (other benefit changes)—

(a)

Article 70(3) and (4);

(b)

Article 72(1) and (2), for the purpose of making regulations.

3Provisions coming into force on 31st October 2016

(1)

The following provisions of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 come into force on 31st October 2016.

(2)

In Part 4 (other benefit changes)—

(a)

Article 70(1) and (2);

(b)

Article 71;

(c)

Article 72(1) and (2), for remaining purposes;

(d)

Articles 73 and 74.

(3)

In Part 8 (repeals), Part 6 of Schedule 12.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Priti Patel

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

25th May 2016

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force provisions of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 relating to, in particular:

  • jobseeker’s allowance;

  • employment and support allowance;

  • industrial injuries benefit.