http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/madeThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015enGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2016-07-28SOCIAL SECURITY 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). PART 2Universal creditCHAPTER 2Claimant responsibilitiesWork-related requirements: supplementaryImposition of requirements 29 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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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>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;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/1/c/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/1/c" id="article-29-1-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>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.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/2/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/2" id="article-29-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the Department may impose a work-focused interview requirement, the Department must have regard to such matters as may be prescribed.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/3/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/3" id="article-29-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
Where the Department may specify a particular action under Article
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or
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, the Department must have regard to such matters as may be prescribed.
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</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/4/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/4" id="article-29-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where the Department may impose a requirement under this Part, the Department may revoke or change what has been imposed or specified.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/5/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/5" id="article-29-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>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.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/6/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/6" id="article-29-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>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.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/7/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/7" id="article-29-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Regulations must make provision to secure that, in prescribed circumstances, where a claimant has recently been a victim of domestic violence—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/7/a/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/7/a" id="article-29-7-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a requirement imposed on that claimant under this Part ceases to have effect for a period of 13 weeks, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/7/b/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/7/b" id="article-29-7-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the Department may not impose any other requirement under this Part on that claimant during that period.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/8/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/8" id="article-29-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of paragraph (7)—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>“domestic violence” has such meaning as may be prescribed;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/8/b/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/8/b" id="article-29-8-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>“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);</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/8/c/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006/article/29/8/c" id="article-29-8-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a person has recently been a victim of domestic violence if a prescribed period has not expired since the violence was inflicted or threatened.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
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