The Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 8 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

9.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 22A(2) (reduction in applicable amount where the claimant is appealing against a decision that he is not incapable of work)—

(a) in the heading and in paragraphs (1) and (3) after “against a decision” there shall be inserted “which embodies a determination”; and

(b) in paragraph (3) for “that decision” there shall be substituted “that determination”.

(3) In regulations 71(1)(3) (applicable amounts in urgent cases) and 76(a)(4) (reduction in certain cases) after “against a decision” in each place where it occurs there shall be inserted “which embodies a determination”.

(4) In Schedule 1B(5) (prescribed categories of person)—

(a) in the heading to paragraphs 24 to 28 after “decision” there shall be inserted “which embodies a determination”;

(b) in paragraphs 24(c) and 25(b) after “against the” there shall be inserted “decision which embodies a”; and

(c) in paragraphs 26 and 27 after “decisions” there shall be inserted “which embody a determination”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 146 and S.R. 1996 No. 199

(2)

Regulation 22A was inserted by regulation 13 of S.R. 1996 No. 199

(3)

Regulation 71(1) was amended by regulation 18 of S.R. 1996 No. 199

(4)

Regulation 76 was inserted by regulation 28 of S.R. 1988 No. 146 and amended by regulation 21 of S.R. 1996 No. 199

(5)

Schedule 1B was inserted by Schedule 1 to S.R. 1996 No. 199