Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits (Maintenance Payments and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st July 1996.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1);
“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(2).
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 146, S.R. 1989 No. 139, S.R. 1990 Nos. 131 and 387 and S.R. 1993 Nos. 149, 167 and 373