Citation, commencement and interpretationI11

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Child Maintenance Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), shall come into operation on 27th October 2008.

2

In so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, these Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of the benefit week for that beneficiary that includes 27th October 2008.

3

Regulations 2(8) and 3(8) shall come into operation immediately after regulation 4 has come into operation.

4

In this regulation “benefit week” has the same meaning as in—

a

regulation 2(1)4 of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19875, so far as it relates to regulation 2, and

b

regulation 1(2)6 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19967, so far as it relates to regulation 3.

5

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19548 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.