These Regulations may be cited as the Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and come into force on 13th March 2020.

In these Regulations—

• “the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;

• “assessment period” has the meaning in regulation 22 of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20165;

• “coronavirus” means COVID-19;

• “employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;

• “existing award” means an award of universal credit or employment and support allowance that exists on the date on which these regulations come into force;

• “isolation” in relation to a person, means the separation of that person from any other person in such a manner as to prevent infection or contamination with Coronavirus disease;

• “qualifying young person” has the meaning in regulation 6 of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016;

• “universal credit” means universal credit payable under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.