Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2003 No. 294

HOUSING; RATES

The Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) (Abolition of Benefit Periods Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Made

6th June 2003

Coming into operation –

for the puposes of Parts 1 and 3

16th June 2003

for all other purposes

6th October 2003

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the provisions specified in the Schedule to this Rule and now vested in it(1), paragraph 4(3) and (5) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000(2) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(3), and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of those regulations should not be referred to it(4), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

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

(2)

2000 c. 4 (N.I.)

(3)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) 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

(4)

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