1.—(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)(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(2), so far as it relates to regulation 2, and
(b)regulation 1(2)(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(4), so far as it relates to regulation 3.
(5) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(5) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in operation at 27.10.2008, see reg. 1(1)
The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318
S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146 and 318, S.R. 1990 No. 346, S.R. 1993 Nos. 167 and 373, S.R 1996 Nos. 202, 288 and 405, S.R. 2000 No. 367, S.R. 2001 Nos. 25 and 29, S.R. 2002 No. 323, S.R. 2003 No.195, S.R. 2004 No. 16 and S.R. 2005 No. 536
The definition of “benefit week” was amended by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 358, regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 503 and regulation 13(2) of S.R. 2006 No. 359
S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 Nos. 288, 358 and 503, S.R. 2000 No. 367, S.R. 2001 Nos. 25 and 29, S.R. 2002 No. 323, S.R. 2003 No. 195, S.R. 2004 No.16, S.R. 2005 No. 536 and S.R. 2006 No. 359