The Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th April 1996.

(2) These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant from the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 8th April 1996 and for this purpose the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations (interpretation).

(3) In these Regulations “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1).

(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146 and 318, S.R. 1989 Nos. 139 and 395, S.R. 1991 Nos. 46 and 170, S.R. 1993 Nos. 149, 165 and 373, S.R. 1994 Nos. 65, 77 and 327 and S.R. 1995 No. 71

(2)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)