Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2003 No. 154

HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Made

10th March 2003

Coming into operation

1st April 2003

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(3) and (4)(b) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), Articles 6(5), 14(1), (2), (3) and (4)(b) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2), Article 74(4) to (6) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(3), and now vested in it(4), and section 60(1) to (4) of the Child Support Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000(5) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(6) 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 it(7), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(4)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(6)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(7)

See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)