The Tax Credits (Exercise of Functions in relation to Northern Ireland and Notices for Recovery of Tax Credit Overpayments) Order 2017

Amendment of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

8.—(1) Regulation 10 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(1) (modification of tax credits legislation: overpayments and penalties) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for head (ii) substitute—

“(ii) in paragraph (b), for the words from “as if it were” to the end substitute “as an overpayment of universal credit”;”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (b).

(3) Omit paragraph (4).

(1)

S.R. 2016 No. 226.