The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Citation, commencement and interpretation N.I.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), shall come into operation on 14th April 2008.

(2) This regulation and regulations 2(6), (16)(b) and (17)(c), 4(10), (15)(a) and (16)(b), 6(3) and (6)(a) and (7)(b), in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, shall come into operation on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 7th April 2008.

(3) Regulation 4(13)(a) and (b) in so far as it relates to a particular beneficiary, shall come into operation on 7th April 2008, immediately after Article 22(3) of and Schedule 10 to the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2008(1) comes into operation.

(4) In paragraph (2) “benefit week” has the same meaning as in—

(a) regulation 2(1)(2) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3) so far as it relates to regulations 2(6) and (16)(b) and (17)(c);

(b) regulation 1(2)(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(5), so far as it relates to regulations 4(10), (15)(a) and (16)(b); and

(c) regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(6) in so far as it relates to regulations 6(3), (6)(a) and (7)(b).

(5) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(7) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in operation at 7.4.2008 coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.R. 2008 No. 92

(2)

The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318

(3)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146, 318 and 431, S.R. 1989 Nos. 249, 365 and 395, S.R. 1990 Nos. 131 and 387, S.R. 1991 No. 338, S.R. 1993 No. 120, S.R. 1996 Nos. 199 and 449, S.R. 1997 Nos. 22 and 541, S.R. 1998 Nos. 2, 81 182 and 326, S.R. 1999 Nos. 371 (C. 28) and 390, S.R. 2000 No. 109, S.R. 2001 No. 151, S.R. 2002 Nos. 203, 275 and 363, S.R. 2003 Nos. 195 and 338, S.R. 2005 No.319 (C. 23), S.R. 2006 No. 128, S.R. 2007 No. 396 and S.R. 2008 No. 92

(4)

The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 358, regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 503 and regulation 13(2) of S.R. 2006 No. 359

(5)

S.R 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1996 Nos. 358 and 503, S.R. 1997 Nos. 22 and 541, S.R. 1998 Nos. 2 and 326, S.R. 1999 No. 107, S.R. 2000 Nos. 109 and 350, S.R.2001 Nos. 78 and 151, S.R. 2002 No. 388, S.R. 2003 Nos. 195 and 338, S.R. 2004 No. 143, S.R. 2005 No. 319 (C. 23), S.R. 2006 No. 359, S.R. 2007 No. 396 and S.R. 2008 No. 92

(6)

S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Regulation is S.R. 2007 No. 396

(7)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)