The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

2.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 42 (notional income)—

(a) in paragraph (2)(g)(2) for “or retirement annuity contract” there shall be substituted “, retirement annuity contract or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;

(b) in paragraph (2ZA)(a)(3) for “personal pension scheme or retirement annuity contract” there shall be substituted “a personal pension scheme, a retirement annuity contract or the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;

(c) in paragraph (4)(a)(ia)(4) for “or is a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” there shall be substituted “, a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”; and

(d) in paragraph (4ZA)(d)(5) for “or in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” there shall be substituted “, in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”.

(3) In regulation 51(notional capital)—

(a) in paragraph (2)(da)(6) after “scheme” there shall be inserted “or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(a)(ia)(7) for “or is a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” there shall be substituted “, a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”; and

(c) in paragraph (3A)(c)(8) for “or in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” there shall be substituted “, in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”.

(4) The following provisions shall be omitted—

(a) regulation 17(1)(g)(9) (applicable amounts);

(b) regulation 18(1)(h)(10) (polygamous marriages);

(c) regulation 71(1)(a)(v) and (d)(iv)(11) (applicable amounts in urgent cases);

(d) paragraph 16A(12) of Schedule 1B (prescribed categories of person);

(e) Schedule 3A(13) (protected sum); and

(f) Schedule 3B(14) (protected sum).

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 318, S.R. 1989 No. 139, S.R. 1995 No. 367, S.R. 1999 No. 391, S.R. 2000 No. 260, S.R. 2003 No. 195 and S.R. 2005 Nos. 424 and 536

(2)

Paragraph (2)(g) was added by regulation 2(4)(a) of S.R. 1995 No. 367 and amended by regulation 2(3)(a) of S.R. 2005 No. 424

(3)

Paragraph (2ZA)(a) was substituted by regulation 2(3)(b) of S.R. 2005 No. 424

(4)

Paragraph (4)(a)(ia) was inserted by regulation 2(1)(a) of S.R. 1999 No. 391 and amended by paragraph 10(e)(iii) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2003 No. 195

(5)

Paragraph (4ZA)(d) was added by regulation 2(3)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 391 and amended by paragraph 10(g) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2003 No. 195

(6)

Paragraph (2)(da) was inserted by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2005 No. 424

(7)

Paragraph (3)(a)(ia) was inserted by regulation 2(1)(a) of S.R. 1999 No. 391 and amended by paragraph 13(a)(iii) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2003 No. 195

(8)

Paragraph (3A)(c) was added by regulation 2(3)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 391 and amended by paragraph 13(c) of Schedule 1 to S.R. 2003 No. 195

(9)

Regulation 17(1)(g) was added by paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1988 No. 318 and amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1989 No. 139

(10)

Regulation 18(1)(h) was added by paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1988 No. 318 and amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1989 No. 139

(11)

Regulation 71(1)(a)(v) and (d)(iv) was added by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1988 No. 318 and amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1989 No. 139

(12)

Paragraph 16A was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2000 No. 260 and amended by paragraph 12(6) of Schedule 3 to S.R. 2005 No. 536

(13)

Schedule 3A was inserted by paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1988 No. 318

(14)

Schedule 3B was inserted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to S.R. 1989 No. 139