Sch. 3 para. 19 in operation at 2.5.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(vi)
Sch. 3 para. 21(c)-(g) in operation at 2.5.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(vi)
Words in Sch. 3 para. 6 substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(b) of the amending S.R.) by The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/353), arts. 1(b), 4(a)
Words in Sch. 3 para. 6 substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(b) of the amending S.R.) by The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/353), arts. 1(b), 4(b)
Article 39(3)
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.
In section 146 (interpretation of Part 10), in subsection (2)—
“ a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household; a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife otherwise than in prescribed circumstances; two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;
For the purposes of this Part, two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex.
The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.
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In section 60 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (discretionary financial assistance with housing)—
in subsection (1), omit the words “by regulations make provision conferring a power on relevant authorities to”;
The Department may by regulations— prescribe the circumstances in which it may make discretionary housing payments; confer a discretion on the Department (subject to any provision made by virtue of paragraph (c) or (d))— as to whether or not to make discretionary housing payments in a particular case; and as to the amount of the payments and the period for or in respect of which they are made; impose a limit on the amount of the discretionary housing payment that it may make in any particular case; restrict the period for or in respect of which it may make discretionary housing payments; prescribe the form and manner in which claims for discretionary housing payments are to be made and about the procedure to be followed in dealing with and disposing of such claims; impose conditions on persons claiming or receiving discretionary housing payments requiring them to provide to the Department such information as may be prescribed; prescribe the circumstances in which it is entitled to cancel the making of further such payments or to recover a payment already made; or require or authorise the Department to review the decisions made by the Department with respect to the making, cancellation or recovery of discretionary housing payments.
in subsection (5), omit the words “or different relevant authorities”;
In this section “
The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 is amended as follows.
The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 is amended as follows.
In section 27 (financial provisions)—
section 1A(1), (3), (4), (5) and (6) (as inserted by Article 57 of this Order);
section 1B(1) (as inserted by Article 58 of this Order);
section 3(2)(d);
section 18(4);
section 20(1)(a), (2), (3)(a), (b) and (c), (4), (5)(a), (b) and (c), (6) and (7)(a), (b) and (c);
in Schedule 1, paragraphs 1(5)(d) and 3(2)(a);
in Schedule 2, paragraphs 6 and 7(2)(d).