Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1996 No. 115

HOUSING; RATES

The Housing Benefit (General and Supply of Information) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Made

21st March 1996

Coming into operation

1st April 1996

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(d), 129(2) to (4), 131(1), 132(3) and (4)(b), 133(2)(c), (d) and (h) and 171(5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(a), (b) and (j), 61(1) and (2A)(2) and 120(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(3) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf and with the consent of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland(4) in so far as its consent is required, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(5), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(2)

Section 61(2A) was inserted by Article 30(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15))

(4)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8))

(5)

See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992