2008 No. 112

Housing; Rates; Social Security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

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)(d) and (e), 131(1), 132(3) and (4)(a) to (c), 133(2)(d) and 171(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, sections 5(1)(q) and 165(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and Articles 6(5), 14(2) and (4)(a) and (b) and 36(2) of, and paragraphs 1(2)(a) and 3(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19953, and now vested in it4, and sections 2(3)(b) and (6), and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20025.

Regulation 6 is made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel6.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulation 6 should not be referred to it7.