2008 No. 498

Housing; Rates; Social Security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

Coming into operation

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 123(1)(d), 132(1), (3) and (4), 132A(3) and 171(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, Articles 14(4) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19952, and now vested in it3, sections 15(1)(e) and (j), (2) and (6) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20024 and sections 17, 25 and 28(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20075.

Regulations 5, 6 and 7 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel6.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it7.