The Income-Related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 131(1) and (2), 133(2) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and Articles 2(2), 6(5) and (12) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19952 and now vested in it3, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel4 in so far as regulation 4 is concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of that regulation should not be referred to it5, hereby makes the following Regulations: