Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2016 No. 226

Social Security

The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made

5th May 2016

Laid before Parliament

10th May 2016

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 38 and 48(1) and (2) of and paragraphs 1(1) and (2)(b), 3(1)(a) to (c), 4(1)(a), and 5(1), (2)(c) and (d) and (3)(a) of Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(1).

Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(a) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.

(1)

S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1); for the meaning of “prescribed” and “Regulations” see Article 5.