The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall, subject to paragraphs (2) to (5), come into operation on 3rd October 2005.

(2) The following provisions shall come into operation on 30th December 2005—

(a) regulation 2(8)(b) and (9)(b);

(b) regulation 3(5)(b) and (6)(b); and

(c) regulation 4(8)(b) and (9)(b).

(3) Regulation 3(4) shall come into operation on 1st April 2006.

(4) The following provisions shall come into operation on 6th April 2006—

(a) regulation 2(3)(a) to (d) and (5);

(b) regulation 3(2) and (3); and

(c) regulation 4(3)(a) to (e) and (5).

(5) The following provisions shall come into operation on the first day of the first benefit week commencing on or after 10th April 2006—

(a) regulation 2(2), (4), (6) and (7); and

(b) regulation 4(2), (4), (6) and (7).

(6) In paragraph (5) the term “benefit week”, so far as it relates to regulation 2, has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations(1) and, so far as it relates to regulation 4, has the same meaning as in regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations(2).

(7) In these Regulations—

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3);

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(4).

(8) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(5) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

(1)

The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318

(2)

The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 358 and regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 503

(3)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending rules are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146, 318 and 431, S.R. 1989 No. 366, S.R. 1990 No. 137, S.R. 1994 No. 77, S.R. 1995 Nos. 301, 367, 410, 434 and 481, S.R. 1996 Nos. 93 and 199, S.R. 1997 Nos. 22 and 107, S.R. 1998 Nos. 2 and 326, S.R. 1999 Nos. 391 and 472 (C. 36), S.R. 2000 Nos. 71 and 366, S.R. 2002 No. 128, S.R. 2003 Nos. 191, 195 and 417 and S.R. 2005 No. 98

(4)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending rules are S.R. 1996 Nos. 356, 358 and 503, S.R. 1997 Nos. 22 and 412, S.R. 1998 Nos. 2 and 326, S.R. 1999 Nos. 391 and 428 (C. 32), S.R. 2000 Nos. 71, 350 and 366, S.R. 2002 No. 128, S.R. 2003 Nos. 195 and 417 and S.R. 2005 No. 98

(5)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)