1. These Regulations may be cited as the Employment and Support Allowance (Work-related Activity) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 12 July 2011.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in operation at 12.7.2011, see reg. 1
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;
“action plan” means an action plan in accordance with regulation 5;
“carer’s allowance”[F1, “carer support payment”], “child”, “lone parent”, “medical treatment” and “working day” have the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations;
“the Department”, for the purposes of Part 2 and 3, includes the Department for Employment and Learning;
“the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(1);
“member of the support group” has the meaning given by section 24(4) of the Act; and
“work-related activity” has the meaning given by section 13(7) of the Act.
(2) For the purpose of these Regulations where a written notice is given by sending it by post it is taken to have been received on the second working day after posting.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (19.11.2023) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1218), arts. 1(2), 46(2)
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 2 in operation at 12.7.2011, see reg. 1