The Income-Related Benefits and Social Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-Related Benefits and Social Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and, subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), shall come into operation as follows—

(a) for the purposes of this regulation and regulations 4 to 8 on 7th October 1996;

(b) for the purposes of regulations 2 and 3 on 8th October 1996.

(2) Regulation 4(1), (2)(a) and (b) and (3) to (7) shall come into operation immediately after the Housing Benefit (General and Supply of Information) (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) come into operation.

(3) Regulation 4(2)(c) shall come into operation immediately after the Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(2) come into operation.

(4) Regulations 5 and 7 shall come into operation immediately after the Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(3) come into operation.

(5) Regulations 2 and 3 shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant, where a claimant has an award of disability working allowance or family credit which is current on 7th October 1996, on the day following the expiration of that award.

(6) Regulations 5 and 7 shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant at the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 7th October 1996 which applies in his case.

(7) In paragraph (6) “benefit week” and “claimant” shall have the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations.

(8) In these Regulations—

“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(4);

“the Family Credit Regulations” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(5);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(6);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(7).

(9) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(8) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 334

(2)

S.R. 1996 No. 181

(3)

S.R. 1996 No. 199

(4)

S.R. 1992 No. 78; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1994 No. 327

(5)

S.R. 1987 No. 463; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1994 No. 327 and S.R. 1996 No. 291

(6)

S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1994 Nos. 80, 266 and 335 and S.R. 1996 Nos. 11, 181 and 291

(7)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 274, S.R. 1989 Nos. 139 and 395, S.R. 1990 No. 131, S.R. 1991 Nos. 46 and 338, S.R. 1992 No. 298, S.R. 1993 Nos. 120, 149 and 167, S.R. 1994 No. 266, S.R. 1995 No. 301 and S.R. 1996 Nos. 11 and 291

(8)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)