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 1992(), sections 5(1)(a) to (d), (j) and (q) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(), Articles 6(1), (5) and (7) and 14(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994(), 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 1995(), and now vested in it(), sections 15(6)(b) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002() and sections 17(1) and (3)(b), 18 and 25(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007().
Regulations 8 to 10 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel().
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of regulations 8 to 10 should not be referred to it().