Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2016 No. 63
Social Security
The Social Security (Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Made
22nd February 2016
Laid before Parliament
29th February2016
Coming into operation
4th April 2016
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 109A(2)(b), 165(1), (4) and (6) and 167(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(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).
1992 c. 8; section 109A was inserted by Article 14 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1182 (N.I. 11)) and amended by Articles 115(1) to (7) and 116(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I 2015/2006 (N.I)). Section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and section 18(5) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014 (c. 7). Section 165(6) was amended by Schedule 7 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I.10)). Section 167(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribe”.