Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Social Security
Made
19th November 2018
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1
The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(3) and (4)(b), 134(1)(a) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), Articles 14(1) and (4)(b) and 36(1) and (3) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2), sections 15(3) and (6)(b) and 19(1) and (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(3), and now vested in it(4) and section 17(1) and (3)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(5).
Regulations 7 and 8 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance(6).
Proposals in respect of these Regulations were not referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee since it appeared to the Department for Communities that by reason of the urgency of the matter it was expedient not to do so(7).
1992 c. 7; section 134(1)(a) was amended by Part 7 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)) and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))
See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(4) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
See sections 149(2) and 150(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)