The Social Security (Income and Capital) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2020 No. 108

Social Security

The Social Security (Income and Capital) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Made

18th June 2020

Laid before Parliament

24th June 2020

Coming into operation

15th July 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 129A(2), 131(1), 132(3) and (4), 132A(3), 133(1) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), Articles 2(2), 6(4), 14(1) and (4) and 36(2)(a) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2), sections 2(3)(b), 15(3) and (6), 17(1) and 19(1) and (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(3), sections 4(2), 17(1) and (3), 24(1) and 25(2)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(4) and Articles 5, 13(3)(b), 24(2)(d) and (3), and 48(1) and (2)(a) of, and paragraph 4(1) and (3) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(5).

These powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(6).

(1)

1992 c. 7. section 129A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (2007 c. 2 (N.I.)), section 132A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c.14), section 133(1) is cited for the definition of “prescribed” and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21).

(2)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15). Article 2(2) is cited for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671).

(3)

2002 c. 14 (N.I.). Section 17(1) is cited for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(4)

2007 c. 2 (N.I.). Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” and section 25(2) was amended by Article 57(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. .)).

(5)

S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1). Article 5 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.

(6)

Article 4 was amended by Article 4 of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1)). Functions under or for the purposes of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 are vested in the Department for Communities by virtue of Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.)).