Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 13th April 1997.
(2) These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant—
(a)in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in arrears in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(a) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations(1) (date when change of circumstances is to take effect)—
(i)from the first day of the benefit week which includes 20th April 1997, or
(ii)if the claim for income support is for a period beginning after 20th April 1997, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 13th April 1997;
(b)in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in advance in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(b) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 20th April 1997,
and for this purpose, the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations(2) (interpretation).
(3) In these Regulations—
“the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3);
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(4).
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(5) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Paragraph 7 was substituted by regulation 7(9) of S.R. 1990 No. 398
The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318
S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1990 No. 398
S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 318, S.R. 1995 Nos. 301 and 434 and S.R. 1996 No. 545