The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Citation, commencement and interpretation N.I.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and, subject to paragraphs (2) to (5), shall come into operation on 1st October 2006.

(2) Regulations 5(2), (7), (8) and (9)(c) and (d), 6(2), (5), (6) and (9), 13(2), (4), (6), (9), (10), (13) and (14)(c) and (d) and 14(2), (3), (4) and (5) shall come into operation on 2nd October 2006.

(3) Regulations 5(3), (4), (9)(a), (b), (e) and (f) and (10), 6(3), (4), (10) and (11), 13(7), (8), (14)(a), (b), (e) and (f) and (15) and 14(6) in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary shall come into operation on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 2nd October 2006.

(4) Regulation 5(5)(a) shall come into operation on 7th October 2006.

(5) Regulations 2, 5(6), 6(7) and (8), 9(2), 11, 12(3) and (5), 13(12) and 15 shall come into operation on 9th October 2006.

(6) In paragraph (3) “benefit week” has the same meaning as in—

(a) regulation 2(1)(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(2) so far as it relates to regulation 5;

(b) regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3) so far as it relates to regulation 6;

(c) regulation 1(2)(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(5) so far as it relates to regulation 13;

(d) regulation 1(2) of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(6) so far as it relates to regulation 14.

(7) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(7) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in operation at 1.10.2006, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

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

(2)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 Nos. 318 and 431, S.R. 1990 Nos. 131, 305 and 346, S.R. 1993 Nos. 165 and 373, S.R. 1994 No. 327, S.R. 1995 Nos. 301 and 434, S.R. 1996 Nos. 93, 199 and 405, S.R. 1997 Nos. 165 and 412, S.R. 1998 Nos. 2, 81, and 324, S.R. 1999 Nos. 249 and 315, S.R. 2000 No. 242, S.R. 2001 No. 78, S.R. 2002 Nos. 132 and 299, S.R. 2005 No. 458 and S.R. 2006 No. 234

(3)

S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 424, S.R. 1990 Nos. 136 and 345, S.R. 1994 No. 335, S.R. 1996 Nos. 93, 111 and 181, S.R. 1997 No. 412, S.R. 1998 Nos. 2, 81 and 324, S.R. 2001 Nos. 215 and 238, S.R. 2003 Nos. 197 and 418, S.R. 2004 Nos. 46 and 144 and S.R. 2005 No. 444

(4)

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

(5)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 Nos. 358 and 503, S.R. 1997 Nos. 130 and 412, S.R. 1998 Nos. 2, 81 and 324, S.R. 1999 Nos. 249 and 315, S.R. 2000 Nos. 242 and 350, S.R. 2001 No. 78, S.R. 2002 Nos. 132 and 299, S.R. 2005 No. 458 and S.R. 2006 No. 234

(6)

S.R. 2003 No. 28; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2006 Nos. 104 and 109

(7)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)