The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 (revoked)

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 M1 ;

“the Pensions Act” means the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 M2 ;

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 M3 ;

“the Computation of Earnings Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 M4 ;

“the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 M5 ;

“the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2016” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 M6 ;

“the Great Britain Up-rating Order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018;

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 M7 ;

“the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 M8 ;

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 M9 ;

“the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 M10 ;

“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 M11 ; and

“the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 M12 .

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 M13 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

(3) For the purposes of this Order and notwithstanding section 39(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, where a period of time is expressed to begin on, or to be reckoned from, a particular day, that day shall be included in the period.

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 7

M2 2015 c. 5 (N.I.)

M3 1993 c. 49

M4 S.R. 1996 No. 520

M5 S.R. 2008 No. 280; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2008 Nos.413 and 503, S.R. 2016 No. 110, S.R. 2017 No. 51 and S.R. 2018 No. 56

M6 S.R. 2016 No. 219; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2017 No. 51 and S.R. 2018 No. 56

M7 S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2008 No. 378, S.R. 2009 No. 382, S.R. 2011 Nos. 136 and 357, S.R. 2012 No. 116, S.R. 2016 Nos. 110, 236, 310 and 375, S.R. 2017 No. 79 and S.R. 2018 No. 56

M8 S.R. 2006 No. 406; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2008 No. 498, S.R. 2012 No. 116, S.R. 2016 Nos. 110, 236 and 310 and S.R. 2018 No. 56

M9 S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146 and 318, S.R. 1990 No. 346, S.R. 1993 No. 373, S.R. 1994 No. 77, S.R. 1995 Nos. 301 and 434, S.R. 1996 Nos. 199, 288, 449 and 476, S.R. 1997 No. 3, S.R. 1998 No. 112, S.R. 1999 Nos. 382 and 472 (C. 36), S.R. 2000 No. 367, S.R. 2002 Nos. 132 and 323, S.R. 2003 Nos. 191 and 195, S.R. 2004 No. 394, S.R. 2006 No. 128, S.R. 2007 No. 154, S.R. 2011 No. 135, S.R. 2016 Nos. 110 and 228, S.R. 2017 No. 51 and S.R. 2018 No. 56. See also regulation 4 of S.R. 2017 No. 79

M10 S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1996 Nos. 288 and 476, S.R. 1997 No. 3, S.R. 1998 No. 112, S.R. 1999 Nos. 382 and 428 (C. 32), S.R. 2000 Nos. 350 and 367, S.R. 2001 No. 120, S.R. 2002 No. 323, S.R. 2003 Nos. 195 and 267, S.R. 2004 No. 394, S.R. 2006 No. 128, S.R 2007 No. 154, S.R. 2008 No. 503, S.R. 2010 No. 103, S.R. 2011 No. 135, S.I. 2013/3021 and S.R. 2018 No. 56. See also regulation 5 of S.R. 2017 No. 79

M11 S.R. 2003 No. 28; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2004 No. 394, S.R. 2006 No. 359, S.R. 2008 No. 503, S.R. 2016 No. 110 and S.R. 2018 No. 56

M12 S.R. 2016 No. 216; relevant amending Rules are S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1), S.R. 2016 No. 226, S.R. 2017 Nos. 79 and 146 and S.R. 2018 No. 56

M13 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)