1997 No. 476
The Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a), 131(1) and 171(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 23rd November 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 Regulations2 (date when change of circumstances is to take effect)—
i
from the first day of the benefit week which includes 30th November 1997, or
ii
if the claim for income support is for a period beginning after 30th November 1997, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 23rd November 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 30th November 1997,
and for this purpose, the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations3 (interpretation).
3
4
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19546 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations2
In Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations7 (housing costs), in paragraph 12(1)(a) (standard rate of interest on qualifying loans) for “7·57 per cent.” there shall be substituted “7·97 per cent.”.
Revocation3
The Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19978 are hereby revoked save that those Regulations shall continue to have effect until the day before the first day of the benefit week having effect in relation to any particular claimant for the purpose of regulation 1(2) of these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)