The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2017 No. 36

Police

The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Made

25th January 2017

Coming into operation

1st April 2017

The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(2)(k) and 26(2)(g) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”)(1).

In accordance with section 26(6) of the 1998 Act the Department has consulted the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Police Association for Northern Ireland before making these Regulations. In accordance with section 72(2A)(2) of the 1998 Act it has obtained the consent of the Department of Finance. In accordance with section 25(9) of the 1998 Act it has invited the views of the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2017.

Consequential amendment to the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006

2.  After paragraph 7(3)(c) of Schedule 3 to the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006(3), insert—

“(d) any employment and support allowance to which an individual is entitled under section 1(2)(a) or 1B of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(4).”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 23rd January 2017

Claire Sugden

Minister of Justice

The Department of Finance has consented to these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 25th January 2017.

Emer Morelli

A senior officer of the Department of Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 to insert a reference to the employment and support allowance paid under section 1(2)(a) and 1B of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007. This means that the amount of injury benefit pension received by a person who is also in receipt of employment and support allowance must be reduced by the amount of that employment and support allowance.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

(1)

1998 c.2. Sections 25(2)(k) and 26(2)(g) are amended by section 78(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. Section 26(2)(g) is amended by section 49(5) of that Act. Section 25(9) was inserted by section 134(1)(b) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

(2)

Section 72(2A) was inserted by section 78(1) of and paragraph 23(6) of Schedule 6 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. Section 72(2A) was amended by paragraph 38(4) of Schedule 3 to S.I. 2010/976.

(3)

S.R. 2006 No. 268 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

2007 c.2. (N.I.) Section 1(2)(a) was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015. Section 1B was inserted by Article 58(1) of that Order.