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

Amendment of the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) RegulationsN.I.

29.—(1) The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

F1(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In regulation 3 (reduction of income support)—

(a)in the heading after “income support” add “and income-related employment and support allowance”;

(b)in paragraph (1) after “income support”, in the first place where it occurs, insert “or income-related employment and support allowance”;

F1(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)in paragraph (5) after “income support” insert “or income-related employment and support allowance”; and

(e)in paragraph (6) after “Income Support Regulations” add “or, as the case may be, regulation 2(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008”.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 29 in operation at 27.10.2008, see reg. 1(b)

(1)

S.R. 2002 No. 79; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2003 No. 28 and S.R. 2008 No. 147 (C. 7)