The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Citation, commencement and interpretation N.I.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and, subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), shall come into operation on 6th April 2009.

(2) This regulation and regulation 3 shall come into operation on 1st April 2009.

(3) Regulations 2(5) and (12), 4(5) and (11)(b), 5(2), (3) and (4), 6(4) and (11), 7(3), (4) and (7) and 8(3)(b) and (8), 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 6th April 2009.

(4) Regulations 6(2)(b) and (9)(a) and (b) and 7(6) in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, shall come into operation—

(a) in relation to a case where rent is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple of a week, on 6th April 2009; and

(b) in relation to any other case, on 1st April 2009,

immediately after Article 19(5) of, and Schedule 6 to, and Article 19(7) of, and Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2009(1) comes into operation.

(5) In this regulation “benefit week” has the same meaning as in—

(a) regulation 2(1)(2) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3), in so far as it relates to regulation 2(5) and (12);

(b) regulation 1(2)(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(5), in so far as it relates to regulation 4(5) and (11)(b);

(c) regulation 1(2) of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(6), in so far as it relates to regulation 5(2), (3) and (4);

(d) regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(7), in so far as it relates to regulation 6(4) and (11);

(e) regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(8), in so far as it relates to regulation 7(3), (4) and (7);

(f) regulation 2(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(9), in so far as it relates to regulation 8(3)(b) and (8).

(6) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(10) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in operation at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1(1)

I2 Reg. 1 in operation at 1.4.2009, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

S.R. 2009 No. 89

(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 No. 318, S.R. 1991 No. 170 , S.R. 1992 No. 403, S.R. 1994 No. 327, S.R. 1996 Nos. 199 and 405, S.R. 1997 No. 412, S.R. 1998 Nos. 81 and 182, S.R. 1999 No. 317, S.R. 2000 No. 241, S.R. 2001 Nos. 151 and 278, S.R. 2004 No. 300, S.R. 2005 No. 536, S.R. 2006 No. 128, S.R. 2007 Nos. 306 and 396, S.R. 2008 Nos.112, 428 and 498

(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 1998 Nos. 81 and 182, S.R. 1999 No. 317, S.R. 2001 No. 278, S.R. 2004 No. 300, S.R. 2005 No. 536, S.R. 2006 No. 359, S.R. 2007 Nos. 306 and 396, S.R. 2008 Nos. 112, 286 and 498

(6)

S.R. 2003 No. 28; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2003 Nos. 191 and 421, S.R. 2004 No. 110 and S.R. 2008 No. 498

(7)

S.R. 2006 No. 405 relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2007 No. 396, S.R. 2008 Nos. 112, 179, 378 and 428 and S.R. 2009 No. 89

(8)

S.R. 2006 No. 406; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2007 No. 396 and S.R. 2008 No. 498

(9)

S.R. 2008 No. 280; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

(10)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)