The Social Security (Amendment) (New Deal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Amendment) (New Deal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 5th January 1998.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(1);

“the Family Credit Regulations” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(2);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(4);

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(5).

(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(6) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(1)

S.R. 1992 No 78; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1993 No. 195, S.R. 1996 No. 622 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 22 and 412

(2)

S.R. 1987 No. 463; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 387, S.R. 1993 No. 195, S.R. 1996 No. 622 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 22 and 412

(3)

S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1993 Nos. 195 and 414, S.R. 1996 No. 622 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 22 and 412

(4)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1990 No. 387, S.R. 1993 No. 195, S.R. 1995 Nos. 301 and 434, S.R. 1996 No. 449 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 22 and 412

(5)

S.R. 1996 No 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 503 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 22, 130 and 412

(6)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)