The Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 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(4)(b), 133(1) and (2)(a) and (i) and 171(5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, section 5(1) (a), (b), (h), (j), (k) and (q) and 61(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and section 11 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 19963 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, by this statutory rule, which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, the aforesaid section 11 and with the consent of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland4 in so far as its consent is required, hereby makes the following Regulations: