The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Assembly, etc. control

37.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies in relation to the following regulations (whether made alone or with other regulations)—

(a)regulations made under any provision of this Order other than—

(i)Article 8, 9, 28, 31 or 39, or

(ii)paragraph (b) of the definition of “pension payments” in Article 2(2), or

(iii)paragraph 17 of Schedule 1, before the date on which jobseeker’s allowances first become payable;

(b)the first regulations to be made under Article 28;

(c)regulations made under Article 8, 9, 31, paragraph (b) of the definition of “pension payments” in Article 2(2) or paragraph 17 of Schedule 1.

(2) Regulations to which this paragraph applies shall be laid before the Assembly after being made and shall take effect on such date as may be specified in the regulations, but shall (without prejudice to the validity of anything done thereunder or to the making of new regulations) cease to have effect upon the expiration of a period of six months from that date unless at some time before the expiration of that period the regulations have been approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

(3) Regulations or orders made under this Order by the Department, other than orders made under Article 1(2), 11(13) or 21(10)(a) shall be subject to negative resolution.

(4) Regulations made under this Order by the Secretary of State shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.