Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations5

1

Table A of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (modification of provisions of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198710) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

2

The following entries shall be inserted in the appropriate places—

a

in column (1) “regulations 62(3A), 63(2), and 64(1)(c)”, and

b

in column (2) opposite the entry referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above “As if the words “or, if there are 53 benefit weeks (including part-weeks) in the year, 53” were omitted.”.

3

In the corresponding entries in column (2) relating to the entry “Schedule 8” in column (1) there shall be inserted in the appropriate places the following entries—

a

“As if in paragraph 4(2) after the words “disability premium” the words “or higher pensioner premium” were inserted.”;

b

“As if sub-paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of paragraph 4 were omitted.”;

c

“As if in paragraph 5 after the words “or but for the” the word “higher” were inserted.”;

d

“As if in paragraph 8 the words “part time” were omitted.”; and

e

“As if paragraph 16 were omitted.”.