2007 No. 154

housing; rates; Social security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 123(1)(e), 129(2), 131(1) and (2), 132(3) and (4)(a) to (c), 134(1)(a) and 171(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, Articles 3(2C), 6(5) and (12), 14(1), (2) and (4)(a) to (c) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19952, and now vested in it3, and sections 2(3)(b) and (7), 17(2)(b) and 19(1) and (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20024.

Regulations 7 and 8 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel5.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulations 7 and 8 should not be referred to it6.