Appointed day2

16th December 2011 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010—

a

section 11(5) (conditions for contributory jobseeker’s allowance) in so far as it inserts Article 4(3B)(a) and (3C)2 only into the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995; and

b

section 12(5)(a) and (b) (conditions for contributory employment and support allowance).