Section 3 Monitoring and reporting as to statutory arrangementsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Department for Communities must—

(a)

monitor the operation of each of—

(i)

the arrangements for payments having effect by virtue of provision in and under Article 137 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, and

(ii)

the arrangements for payments having effect by virtue of provision in and under Article 137A of that Order, and

(b)

lay before the Assembly a report setting out the Department’s assessment of the operation of each of the arrangements.

(2)

For the purpose of the report, the Department’s assessment is in each case to be of the operation of the arrangements since the day of the coming into operation of this Act.

(3)

The report must include the Department’s summary of its proposals (if any) for making, amending or revoking regulations under Article 137 or 137A of that Order.

(4)

The report must include such further information as the Department considers appropriate (and the report may refer to information which can be found in one or more reports laid before the Assembly in accordance with Article 137 or 137A of that Order).

(5)

The report must be laid before the Assembly at some time during the period of 12 months ending on 31st March 2025.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 3 in operation at 28.4.2022, see s. 4(1)