Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations N.I.

3.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 4(7)(b)(2) (making a claim for benefit) after “claimant is” insert “first”.

(3) In—

(a) regulation 4C(6E)(3) and (11)(4) (making a claim for state pension credit);

(b) regulation 4F(5)(5) (making a claim for employment and support allowance by telephone); and

(c) regulation 4G(7)(6) (making a claim for employment and support allowance in writing);

for “last” substitute “first”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in operation at 26.10.2009, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2003 Nos. 191 and 317, S.R. 2006 Nos. 168 and 365, S.R. 2008 No. 286 and S.R. 2009 No. 240

(2)

Regulation 4(7) was substituted by regulation 2(4)(b) of S.R 2009 No. 240

(3)

Regulation 4C was inserted by regulation 4(3) of S.R 2003 No. 191 and paragraph (6E) was inserted by regulation 2(4)(c) of S.R. 2006 No.168

(4)

Paragraph (11) was amended by regulation 2(4)(b) of S.R. 2003 No. 317 and regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2006 No. 365

(5)

Regulation 4F was inserted by regulation 13(5) of S.R. 2008 No. 286

(6)

Regulation 4G was inserted by regulation 13(5) of S.R. 2008 No. 286