The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(d), 131(1) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(), Article 74(3) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(), and now vested in it(), paragraphs 4(3) and (5) and 20(1)(b) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000() and sections 24(2) and (3), 25(2) and 28(2) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 and paragraphs 1(1), 3(b), 7 and 8 of Schedule 4 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007().
Regulation 26 and Schedule 4 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel().
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulation 26 and Schedule 4 should not be referred to it().