2014 No. 102
Social Security
The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Participating Wife or Civil Partner of Self-employed Earner) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Made 31st March 2014
Coming into operation 1st April 2014

The Department for Social Development is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to allowances made to women on maternity leave.
S.I. 1993/2661
1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and section 3(3) of and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)
Accordingly the Department for Social Development makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.