Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.

2

This regulation and regulations 2, 4, and 6 come into operation on 7th November 2016.

3

Regulation 3 comes into operation on the day on which Article 6 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (universal credit) comes into operation for all purposes in respect of the whole or any part of Northern Ireland.

4

Regulation 5 comes into operation immediately after the coming into operation of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20165.