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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2007 No. 196

housing; rates; Social security

family Law

Child Support

The Social Security and Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

23rd March 2007

Coming into operation

2nd April 2007

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 28J(5) and 47 of, and paragraphs 8 and 9(d) of Schedule 1 to, the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(1), sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 129(2), 132(3) and (4)(a) to (c), 132A(3) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), Articles 14(2) and (4)(a) to (c) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3), and now vested in it(4), and sections 15(6)(b) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(5).

Regulations 7, 8 and 9 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(6).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulations 7, 8 and 9 should not be referred to it(7).

(1)

S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23); Article 47 was amended by paragraph 31 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland Order ) 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) and is amended by section 1(2) of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4 (N.I.)); paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 1 were amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

(2)

1992 c. 7; section 132A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c.14 (N.I.)); section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and section 171(2) was amended by paragraph 28(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)

(3)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

(4)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(6)

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 S.R. 1999 No. 481

(7)

See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)