The Social Security (Residential Care Homes, Nursing Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2005 No. 458

HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Residential Care Homes, Nursing Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made

20th October 2005

Coming into operation

14th November 2005

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 67(2), 72(8), 122(1)(a) and (d), 129(2) and (4), 131(1) and (2), 132(2), (3) and (4), 132A(2), (3) and (4), 133(2)(h) and (i), 134(1)(a) and (2) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), sections 1(1C), 5(1)(q) and (5) and 165(4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), Articles 6(5) and (12), 14(1), (2) and (4)(a), 22(4) and 22B(4) of and paragraphs 1(2)(b), 8, 8A, 10(1) and (2) and 12 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3) and now vested in it(4), sections 6(4)(c) and 7(4)(c) of the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001(5) and sections 2(3)(b), 6(1), 15(2) and (6)(b), 17(2)(a) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(6) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(7), in so far as regulation 4 and Schedule 2 are concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of that Regulation should not be referred to it(8), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 7; section 132A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14), section 134(1)(a) was substituted by Article 66(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to, the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

(2)

1992 c. 8; section 1(1C) was inserted by Article 18 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1182 (N.I. 11)) and section 5(5) was inserted by Article 3 of the Housing Benefit (Payment to Third Parties) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/2597 (N.I. 20))

(3)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 22B was inserted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)), paragraph 8A of Schedule 1 was inserted by paragraph 16(2) of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 1 was substituted by paragraph 16(5) of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 114 of Schedule 6 to, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) and paragraph 16(6) of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

(4)

See Article 8(b) and Part II of Schedule 6 to, S.R. 1999 No. 481

(5)

2001 c. 17 (N.I.)

(6)

2002 c. 14 (N.I.)

(7)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of and Part II of Schedule 4 to, S.R. 1999 No. 481

(8)

See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992