The Income-Related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 131(1), 132(3) and (4)(a), (b) and (c), 133(2)(m) and 171(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and Articles 14(2), (3) and (4)(b), 36(2) of, and paragraph 13 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, by this statutory rule, which contains only regulations which are consequential upon sections 1(1) and (3)(d) and 60 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Tax Credits Act 20024 and which is made before the end of a period of six months from the commencement of those provisions, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel5 in so far as regulation 3 and Schedule 2 are concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations: