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The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2016 No. 241
Social Security
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Made
6th June 2016
Laid before Parliament
13th June 2016
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 2(2), 10, 21(2)(e) and (3) to (6), 21A(4), (5) and (9), 21B(1) to (4), (6) and (7), 22(4) and 36(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 14AA of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) 1995(1).
Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(2).
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S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 10 was amended by Article 51 of, paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 and Part 3 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)) (“the 2015 Order”), Article 21 was substituted and Articles 21A and 21B inserted by Article 52(1) of the 2015 Order, 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) and paragraph 14AA was inserted by 52(2)(b) of the 2015 Order. Article 2(2) is cited for the meaning it gives to ‘prescribed’. Those powers are vested in the Department for Communities by virtue of Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481. See also section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c. 5 (N.I.)
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