Art. 29 in operation at 2.5.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(b)(i)

Art. 29 in operation at 27.9.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/190, art. 4(3)-(6), Sch. 1 (with art. 5)

Art. 29 in operation at 15.11.2017 and 13.12.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/216, art. 3 (with art. 6) (as amended (15.1.2018) by S.R. 2018/1, art. 7)

Art. 29 in operation at 17.1.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/1, art. 3 (with art. 6)

Art. 29 in operation at 16.5.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/97, art. 3 (with art. 6)

Art. 29 in force at 5.9.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/138, art. 3 (with art. 6)

Art. 29 in force at 1.2.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/7, art. 2(1)-(3) (with art. 2(4)(11))

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/2019-02-01The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseSOCIAL SECURITY2024-11-12Expert Participation2019-02-01This Order makes provision in connection with—— social security and child support maintenance in Northern Ireland;— arrangements under section 1 of the Employments and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 29).This Order makes provision in connection with—— social security and child support maintenance in Northern Ireland;— arrangements under section 1 of the Employments and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 29).The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015PART 2Universal creditCHAPTER 2Claimant responsibilitiesWork-related requirements: supplementary
Imposition of requirements29.(1)

Regulations may make provision—

(a)

where the Department may impose a requirement under this Part, as to when the requirement must or must not be imposed;

(b)

where the Department may specify any action to be taken in relation to a requirement under this Part, as to what action must or must not be specified;

(c)

where the Department may specify any other matter in relation to a requirement under this Part, as to what must or must not be specified in respect of that matter.

(2)

Where the Department may impose a work-focused interview requirement, the Department must have regard to such matters as may be prescribed.

(3)

Where the Department may specify a particular action under Article 21(1) or 22(1)(b), the Department must have regard to such matters as may be prescribed.

(4)

Where the Department may impose a requirement under this Part, the Department may revoke or change what has been imposed or specified.

(5)

Where the Department may specify any action to be taken in relation to a requirement imposed under this Part, the Department may revoke or change what has been specified.

(6)

Notification of a requirement imposed under this Part (or any change to or revocation of such a requirement) is, if not included in the claimant commitment, to be in such manner as the Department may determine.

(7)

Regulations must make provision to secure that, in prescribed circumstances, where a claimant has recently been a victim of domestic violence—

(a)

a requirement imposed on that claimant under this Part ceases to have effect for a period of 13 weeks, and

(b)

the Department may not impose any other requirement under this Part on that claimant during that period.

(8)

For the purposes of paragraph (7)—

(a)

“domestic violence” has such meaning as may be prescribed;

(b)

victim of domestic violence” means a person on or against whom domestic violence is inflicted or threatened (and regulations under paragraph (7) may prescribe circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a victim of domestic violence);

(c)

a person has recently been a victim of domestic violence if a prescribed period has not expired since the violence was inflicted or threatened.

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