The Deregulation (Carer’s Allowance) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

Invalid care allowance to be known as carer’s allowance N.I.

2.—(1) Invalid care allowance shall be known as carer’s allowance.

(2) In each of the following statutory provisions for “invalid care allowance” there shall be substituted “carer’s allowance” preceded, where appropriate, by “a” instead of “an” –

(a) in the Contributions and Benefits Act –

(i) section 44A(2)(b)(1) (deemed earnings factors);

(ii) section 63(c) (descriptions of non-contributory benefits);

(iii) the cross heading and shoulder heading preceding section 70 (invalid care allowance) and subsections (1) and (9) of that section;

F1 (iv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(v) section 146(1)(e) (interpretation of Part X);

(vi) Schedule 4, Part III, paragraph 4 (non-contributory periodical benefits); and

(vii) Schedule 4, Part IV, paragraph 9 (increases for dependants);

(b) in the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2) –

(i) section 2A(2)(f)(3) (work-focused interviews); and

(ii) section 2AA(2)(e)(4) (work-focused interviews for partners); and

(c) in Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(5) (decisions against which no appeal lies), the cross heading preceding paragraph 3.

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 2(2)(a)(iv) revoked (14.8.2010) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 34(2)(d), 36(1), Sch. 4 Pt. 2

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in operation at 21.10.2002 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(b)(i)

I2 Art. 2 in operation at 1.4.2003 coming into force in accordance with , see art. 1(1)(b)(ii)

(1)

Section 44A was inserted by section 29(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4 (N.I.))

(2)

1992 c. 8

(3)

Section 2A was inserted by Article 54 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern ireland) Order 1999

(4)

Section 2AA is inserted by section 5 of the Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002

(5)

S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)