The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 35(3), 35B(11), 132(3) and (4), 132A, 134(2) and (4) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(), sections 158C and 189(4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(), Articles 14(1) and (4) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(), and now vested in it(), sections 15(3) and (6) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002() and section 25(2)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007().
Regulation 6 is made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel().
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulation 6 should not be referred to it().