The Welfare Reform (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2011 No. 213 (C. 11)

Social Security

The Welfare Reform (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011

Made

3rd June 2011

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010;

“the 1995 Order ” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2).

Appointed day

2.  20th June 2011 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Act—

(a) section 26(1) (contracting out functions under Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) in so far as is necessary for the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Article;

(b) section 26(2), but only in so far as it confers power to make regulations under Article 22E(3) of the 1995 Order (contracting out) in relation to the functions of the Department and the Department for Employment and Learning under regulations under Article 19A (schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: “work for your benefit” schemes etc.) of the 1995 Order, and

(c) section 26(2) in so far as it relates to Article 22E(4) to (12) of the 1995 Order, but only in so far as those provisions apply in connection with or for the purposes of regulations under Article 22E(3) of the 1995 Order in relation to the functions of the Department and the Department for Employment and Learning under regulations under Article 19A of the 1995 Order.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 3rd June 2011

(L.S.)

Anne McCleary

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation the following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010—

a)

section 26(1) (contracting out functions under Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) in so far as it relates to certain provisions in section 26(2) below, and

b)

section 26(2) (contracting out), in so far as it is necessary in relation to regulations to enable the Department’s and the Department for Employment and Learning’s functions under regulations under Article 19A of the Jobseeker’s (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (the 1995 Order) (schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: “work for your benefit” schemes etc.) to be exercised by other persons.

Section 26(1) amends the 1995 Order and section 26(2) inserts a new Article 22E into that Order. Article 22E of the 1995 Order allows the Department to make regulations which enable persons to be authorised to exercise functions of the Department and the Department for Employment and Learning.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 have been brought into operation by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.R. No.
Section 10	23rd September 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 327 (C. 19)
Section 11(1) and (3)	1st October 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 341 (C. 21)
Section 11(2), (4) and (6)	1st November 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 341 (C. 21)
Section 12(1)	1st October 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 341 (C. 21)
Section 12(2) and (3)	1st November 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 341 (C. 21)
Section 12(4) (for the purpose of conferring power to make regulations)	1st October 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 341 (C. 21)
Section 12(4) (for all other purposes)	1st. November 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 341 (C. 21)
Section 13 (for the purpose of conferring the power to make regulations)	23rd September 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 327 (C. 19)
Section 13 (partially)	15th October 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 327 (C. 19)
Section 13 (for all other purposes)	11th April 2011	S.R. 2010 No. 327 (C. 19)
Section 21	23rd September 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 327 (C. 19)
Section 34(1) (partially)	23rd September 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 327 (C. 19)
Part 3 of Schedule 4 (partially)	23rd September 2010	S.R. 2010 No. 327 (C. 19)

(1)

2010 c. 13 (N.I.)

(2)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)