The Social Security (Lone Parents) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1997 No. 354

HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Lone Parents) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Made

30th July 1997

Coming into operation

6th April 1998

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 129(2) and (4), 131(1), 132(4)(b), 133(2)(i) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and Articles 6(5), 14(4)(b) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland(3) in so far as relates to regulation 3 of these Regulations, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(4), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 7

(2)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)

(3)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; subsection (6A) was inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8))

(4)

See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992