Citation, commencement and interpretation
1—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 12th April 2004.
(2) In these Regulations –
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1);
“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(2).
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 93, S.R. 1999 No. 298, S.R. 2003 Nos. 1 and 196 and S.R. 2003 No. 338
S.R. 2003 No. 197; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2003 No. 418