Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
HOUSING; RATES
Made
3rd June 1996
Coming into operation
8th July 1996
The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(d) and 129(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland(2) 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(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th July 1996.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
2. In regulation 10A(1)(5) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(6) (determinations) for “Subject to paragraph (2), where in respect of a claim for rent allowance the Executive is determining a rent in respect of the tenancy of a dwelling it shall —” there shall be substituted “Subject to paragraph (3), in respect of a claim for rent allowance the Executive shall —”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on .
L.S.
W. G. Purdy
Assistant Secretary
3rd June 1996
The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland on .
L.S.
R. E. Aiken
Assistant Secretary
4th June 1996
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987. They provide that the Northern Ireland Housing Executive is required to consider all claims for a rent allowance under regulation 10A (determinations) (regulation 2).
See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8))
See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
Regulation 10A was inserted by regulation 6 of S.R. 1996 No. 111
S.R. 1987 No. 461 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations