The Housing Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 20th November 2006.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

“the consolidating Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations and the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations;

“the former Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(2);

“the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(3).

(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

(4) For the purposes of these Regulations and notwithstanding section 39(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, where a period of time is expressed to begin on, or to be reckoned from, a particular day, that day shall be included in the period.

Continuity of the law

2.—(1) The coming into operation of the consolidating Regulations does not affect the continuity of the law.

(2) Anything done or having effect as if done under or for the purposes of a provision revoked by these Regulations has effect, if it could have been done under or for the purposes of the corresponding provision of the consolidating Regulations, as if done under or for the purposes of that provision.

(3) Any reference, whether express or implied, in the consolidating Regulations or any other instrument or document to a provision of the consolidating Regulations shall, in so far as the context permits, be construed as including, in relation to the times, circumstances and purposes in relation to which the corresponding provision of any regulation revoked by these Regulations has effect, a reference to that corresponding provision.

(4) Any reference, whether express or implied, in any instrument or document to a provision of a regulation revoked by these Regulations shall be construed, so far as is required for continuing effect, as including a reference to the corresponding provision of the consolidating Regulations.

Revocations

3.—(1) The provisions specified in column (1) of Schedule 1 are revoked to the extent specified in column (3).

(2) The revocations have effect subject to any relevant savings in Schedule 3.

Documents referring to revoked provisions

4.  Any document made, served or issued after the consolidating Regulations come into operation which contains a reference to any of the regulations revoked by these Regulations shall be construed, except so far as a contrary intention appears, as referring or, as the context may require, including a reference to the corresponding provision of the consolidating Regulations.

Consequential amendments

5.  The amendments specified in Schedule 2, which are consequential upon the consolidating Regulations, shall have effect.

Transitional provisions and savings

6.—(1) The provisions of Schedule 3, which contains transitional provisions and savings, shall have effect.

(2) The revocation by these Regulations of any provision previously revoked subject to savings does not affect the continued operation of those savings.

Transitory modifications

7.  The transitory modifications in Schedule 4 shall have effect.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th October 2006

John O’Neill

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 12th October 2006

Fiona Hamill

A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel