The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Amendment of the Jobseekers Order N.I.

7.  In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (supplementary provisions: limited capability for work)(1)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (1) insert “or Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 as the Department considers appropriate in the person’s case”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) References in Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 to the purposes of that Part are to be construed, where the provisions of that Part have effect for the purposes of this Order, as references to the purposes of this Order.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 7 comes into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1)

(1)

S.I 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); paragraph 2 was substituted by paragraph 6(6) of Schedule 3 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(c. 2)