The Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations

7.—(1) Regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (1) (effect of capital) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In paragraph (2)(a)—

(a) after “income support” there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, income-based jobseeker’s allowance”, and

(b) for “(General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” there shall be substituted “Regulations(2) or, as the case may be, of regulation 88(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations”.

(3) In paragraph 2(b)—

(a) for “(General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” there shall be substituted “Regulations or, as the case may be, under the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations”, and

(b) after “income support” there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, income-based jobseeker’s allowance”.

(4) In paragraph (3)(c)—

(a) for “regulation 47” there shall be substituted “regulation 46(2) or 47”, and

(b) for “(General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987” there shall be substituted “Regulations or, as the case may be, under regulation 108(2) or 109 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations”.

(1)

Regulation 8 was amended by S.R. 1989 No. 71, S.R. 1990 No. 132 and S.R. 1995 No. 190

(2)

Regulation 23(3) was amended by S.R. 1988 No. 274