The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Revocations, savings and transitional provisions

11.—(1) The Regulations specified in column (1) of the Schedule are revoked to the extent mentioned in column (3).

(2) Despite the revocations in the Schedule—

(a)regulation 9(2) of the 2005 Regulations continues to have effect in respect of a person who immediately before these Regulations come into force is subject to the consequences specified in that provision; and

(b)any other provision of those Regulations continues to have effect insofar as is necessary to give full effect to sub-paragraph (a).

(3) For the purposes of regulation 8(8), (9) and (11) (reduction ceasing to have effect), a person referred to in paragraph (2)(a) is deemed to be subject to the consequences under regulation 8(1) (reduction for failure to take part in a work-focused interview) and from the date the reduction ceases to have effect regulation 9(2) of the 2005 Regulations shall cease to apply to that person.