The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations N.I.

17.—(1) The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 1 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in the definition of “benefit week”(2) after “Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations,” insert “in relation to employment and support allowance has the same meaning as in the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008,”,

(ii) after the definition of “family credit”(3) insert—

““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;”, and

(iii) in the definition of “relevant benefit”(4) after “income-based jobseeker’s allowance,” insert “income-related employment and support allowance,”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(c)(5) for “or income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance”.

(3) In regulation 8D(8)(6) (miscellaneous provisions in relation to interim maintenance assessments) after “income support” in each place where it occurs insert “, an income-related employment and support allowance”.

(4) In regulation 29A(5)(7) (effective dates of new maintenance assessments in particular cases) for “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” in each place where it occurs substitute “, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 17 in operation at 27.10.2008, see reg. 1(b)

(1)

S.R. 1992 No. 340; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1995 No. 475, S.R. 1996 Nos. 289 and 590, S.R. 1999 Nos. 167 and 385 and S.R. 2003 No. 469. See also regulation 29 of S.R. 2001 No. 17

(2)

The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 20(2)(a)(ii) of S.R. 1996 No. 289

(3)

The definition of “family credit” was inserted by regulation 6(3) of S.R. 1999 No. 385

(4)

The definition of “relevant benefit” was amended by regulation 20(2)(a)(iv) of S.R. 1996 No. 289 and regulation 6(4) of S.R. 1999 No. 385

(5)

Sub-paragraph (c) was inserted by regulation 3(2)(c) of S.R. 1995 No. 475 and amended by regulation 20(2)(b)(ii) of S.R. 1996 No. 289

(6)

Regulation 8D was inserted by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 1995 No. 475 and paragraph (8) was substituted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 1996 No. 590 and amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 469

(7)

Regulation 29A was inserted by regulation 3(19) of S.R. 1995 No. 475 and paragraph (5) was inserted by regulation 2(5)(b) of S.R. 1996 No. 590 and amended by regulation 2(14)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 167 and regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 469