Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General and Supply of Information) (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 7th October 1996.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the principal Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1);
“the Supply of Information Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Supply of Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988(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. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 Nos. 314 and 424, S.R. 1990 Nos. 136, 137, 297 and 345, S.R. 1991 Nos. 47, 176 and 337, S.R. 1992 Nos. 6, 141, 404 and 549, S.R. 1993 No. 149, S.R. 1994 Nos. 80 and 88, S.R. 1995 No. 89 and 367 and S.R. 1996 Nos. 11, 93 and 115
S.R. 1988 No. 118; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1992 No. 141, S.R. 1994 No. 335 and S.R. 1995 No. 129