The Social Security (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 129A(2) and (3), 131(1), 132(3) and (4)(b), 134(2) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, sections 5(1)(a) to (d), (j) and (q) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19922, Articles 6(1), (5) and (7) and 14(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 19943, Articles 6(5), 7(3), 14(1) and (4)(b) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 8A(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19954, and now vested in it5, sections 15(6)(b) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20026 and sections 17(1) and (3)(b), 18 and 25(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20077.

Regulations 8 to 10 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel8.