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The Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment of Linking Rules) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2016 No. 176

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The Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment of Linking Rules) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made

17th March 2016

Laid before Parliament

22nd March 2016

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(d) 131(1) and 133(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and Article 10(1)(a) and 39(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(2), and sections 2(4), 4(2)(a) and (6), 24(1) and (2)(b) and 28(2) and paragraphs 1, 4 and 9 of Schedule 2 and paragraphs 1(1), and 7(1) and 8 of Schedule 4 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(3).

These powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(4).

(1)

1992 c. 7. Section 133(1) cited for the meaning given to ‘prescribed’.

(2)

S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10). Those powers are vested in the Department for Social Development by virtue of Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481.

(3)

2007 c. 2 (N.I.). Section 24(1) cited for the meaning given to ‘prescribed’.

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