2010 No. 327 (C. 19)
The Welfare Reform (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 1 and Transitory Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010
Made
The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20101.
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 1 and Transitory Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010.
2
In this Order “the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.
Appointed days2
1
The day appointed for the coming into operation of section 13 of the Act (mobility component) is—
a
23rd September 2010, for the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations;
b
15th October 2010, for the purposes only of assessing claims and making decisions on eligibility; and
c
11th April 2011 for all other purposes.
2
23rd September 2010 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of—
a
section 10 of the Act (power to direct claimant to undertake specific work-related activity);
b
section 21 of the Act (repeal of sections 53 to 57 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 20002;
c
the entries in Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Act (social security: other repeals) in respect of—
i
section 149(5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19923, paragraph (af) of the definition of “the relevant enactments”;
ii
paragraph 3(e) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19984;
iii
the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000;
iv
the Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 20015;
v
the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20026; and
vi
paragraphs 13 and 14(3) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20077.
d
section 34(1) of the Act (repeals) so far as relating to the entries in sub-paragraph (c).
Transitory Provision3
Until the day appointed under section 36(2) of the Act for the coming into operation of section 26(3) and (4) of the Act—
a
Article 10(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19958 (as amended by section 27(2) of the Act) has effect as if for “officer of the Department or of the Department for Employment and Learning” there were substituted (in both places) “employment officer”; and
b
Article 10(3)9 of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 has effect as if for “paragraph (1)” there were substituted “paragraphs (1) and (2)”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 22nd September 2010
(This note is not part of the Order)