The Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1997 No. 452

HOUSING; RATES

The Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Made

10th October 1997

Coming into operation

3rd November 1997

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 5(1)(h), (o), (p) and (q) and (5), 61(2) and (3) and 165(1) and (3) to (6) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland(2) in so far as its consent is required, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 8; section 5(1)(o) has effect in relation to housing benefit in accordance with section 5(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

(2)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8))

(3)

See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992