Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2020 No. 54
Social Security
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Made
at 11.50 a.m. on 27th March 2020
Laid
at 4.00 p.m. on 27th March 2020
Coming into operation
28th March 2020
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 147(4) and (4A), 159(1) and 171(1) and (3) to (5A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 M1 and section 43(1) to (4) of the Coronavirus Act 2020 M2.
Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 M3.
Marginal Citations
M11992 c. 7. Section 147(4) was amended by SR.1994/1898. Section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). Section 147(4A) and section 171(5A) were inserted by section 44 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (c.7)
M3Article 4(1) was amended by Article 4(2)(a) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I.2016/999 (N.I. 1))