The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

Article 76(8)

SCHEDULE 8Social fund discretionary payments: consequential amendments

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

1.  The Administration Act is amended as follows.

2.  In section 74(4) (recovery of funeral payments out of social fund), after “Payments” insert “out of the social fund”.

3.  In section 75 (recovery of Great Britain payments), in paragraph (c), for the words from “under subsection” to the end substitute “under section 69(8)”.

4.  In Part 1 of Schedule 4 (persons employed in social security administration), under the heading “Former statutory bodies”, after the entry for “A social fund officer” insert—

The social fund Commissioner.

A social fund inspector.

A member of any staff employed in connection with the social fund.