Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Social Security
Made
22nd February 2016
Laid before Parliament
29th February 2016
Coming into operation
16th January 2017
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a), 123(1)(e) and 171(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), sections 2A(1) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), Articles 8(4) and 9(4) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3) and sections 2(4)(a) and 4(6)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(4).
Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.
1992 c. 7; section 123(1)(e) was inserted by paragraph 13(5) of Schedule 2 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)) and amended by Schedule 3 to, the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)); section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to, the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21).
1992 c. 8; section 2A was inserted by Article 54 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) and amended by section 29(2) and (4) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13); 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).