Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) RegulationsI15

1

The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

2

In regulation 12(11) (amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations)—

a

in sub-paragraph (f)(ii) in the added sub-paragraph (15) after “in a case where” insert “a claimant, a claimant’s partner or”; and

b

in sub-paragraph (g) in the added head (i) omit “2(2) or (3) or”.

3

In regulation 16(3)(b) (amendment of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations) in the inserted sub-paragraph (ad) for “paragraphs 5 to 8” substitute “paragraphs 5 to 7”.

4

In regulation 19(25)(f)(ii) (amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations) in the added head (i) omit “2(2) or (3) or”.

5

In regulation 30(8)(e) (amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations) in the added head (g) omit “2(2) or (3) or”.

6

In Schedule 2 (revocations) omit the entry relating to the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199913.