EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision consequential on the coming into operation of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (“the consolidating Regulations”). Those Regulations replace the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 and the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, which are revoked in accordance with regulation 3.
Regulation 2 provides for the continuity of the law following the coming into operation of the consolidating Regulations.
Regulation 3 and Schedule 1 provide for the revocation of all Regulations included in the consolidating Regulations together with those regulations relating to housing benefit which are spent or are continued in operation in these Regulations.
Regulation 4 provides that documents made, served or issued after the coming into operation of the consolidating Regulations but which contain references to regulations revoked by these Regulations are to be construed as referring to the corresponding provision of the consolidating Regulations.
Regulation 5 and Schedule 2 contain amendments to other Regulations and Orders which are consequential on the coming into operation of the consolidating Regulations.
Regulation 6 and Schedule 3 contain savings and transitional provisions which are carried forward from Regulations revoked by these Regulations.
Regulation 7 and Schedule 4 contain transitory provisions which apply for a limited period.
The consolidating Regulations are to be read, where appropriate, with these Regulations. These Regulations are made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations revoked by them and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.