Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Housing; Rates; Social Security
Made
16th March 2015
Coming into operation
6th April 2015
The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 39(1) and 47(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(1), sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(3) and (4)(b), 132A(2) and (3) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), Articles 6(5), 14(1) and (4) and 36(1) and (2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3), Articles 11(6) and 74(1) and (5) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(4), and now vested in it(5) and sections 17(1) and (3) and 25(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(6).
Regulations 6 and 7 are made with the consent of the Department Finance and Personnel(7).
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these regulations should not be referred to it(8).
1992 c.7; section 132A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21)
S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)
S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10); Article 74(1) was amended by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I.8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c.8)