# The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2017, Article 23: Transitional provision: references to contributory employment and support allowance and contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance

Extent: N.I.

Where the amending provisions have come into force under Article 6(1) in relation to the case of a claim referred to in Article 6(2) (and any award that is made in respect of the claim), then, in relation to such a case, any reference in the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 to—
(a) a contributory employment and support allowance is to be read as if it included a reference to a new style ESA award; and
(b) a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance is to be read as if it included a reference to a new style JSA award.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/190/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-northern-ireland-order-2015-commencement-no-8-and-transitional-and-transitory-provisions-order-2017/article-23
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