1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation—
(a)for the purposes of this regulation and, subject to paragraph (2), regulation 5, on 1st April 2001;
(b)for the purposes of regulation 2—
(i)in a case where rent is or rates are payable at intervals of a whole number of weeks, on 2nd April 2001;
(ii)in any other case, on 1st April 2001;
(c)for all other purposes, subject to paragraph (3), on 9th April 2001.
(2) Regulation 5 shall come into operation immediately before the coming into operation of regulation 1 of the Social Security (Enhanced Disability Premium Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1).
(3) Regulation 3 shall, in relation to any particular claimant for income support, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 9th April 2001 and in this paragraph “benefit week”(2) and “claimant” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3).
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318
S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 318, S.R. 1992 No. 236, S.R. 1999 Nos. 381 and 501 and S.R. 2000 No. 71