The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1998

Part I Introduction

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), shall come into operation for the purposes of—

(a) Articles 1, 2 and 6 on 1st April 1998;

(b) Article 8, in so far as it relates to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 1st April 1998 and, for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Computation of Earnings Regulations;

(c) Article 10 on 5th April 1998;

(d) Articles 3 to 5, 9 and 11 to 13 on 6th April 1998;

(e) Articles 16, 17 and 25 on 7th April 1998;

(f) Article 7 on 8th April 1998;

(g) Articles 14, 15 and 26 on 9th April 1998;

(h) Articles 18 to 20, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 6th April 1998 and, for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations;

(i) Article 21, in relation to a case where rent is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple thereof, on 6th April 1998 and, in relation to any other case, on 1st April 1998; and

(j) Articles 22 to 24, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 6th April 1998 and, for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(2) The increases made—

(a) in the sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act; and

(b) by Article 22(c), in so far as it is relevant for the purposes referred to in Article 6(11),

shall take effect for each case on the date specified in relation to that case in Article 6.

(3) Any provision of this Order which is due to come into operation on the same day as any provision of the Regulations listed in paragraph (4) shall come into operation immediately after that provision of those Regulations.

(4) The Regulations referred to in paragraph (3) are—

(a) the Social Security (Non-Dependant Deductions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(1); and

(b) the Social Security (Lone Parents) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(2).

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(3);

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993(4);

“the Computation of Earnings Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(5);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(6);

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(7);

“the Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons Regulations” means the Income-Related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(8).

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(9) shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly.

(1)

S.R. 1997 No. 3

(2)

S.R. 1997 No. 354

(3)

1992 c. 7

(4)

1993 c. 49

(5)

S.R. 1996 No. 520

(6)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending provisions are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146, 274, 318 and 431, S.R. 1989 Nos. 139 and 249, S.R. 1990 Nos. 131, 213 and 346, S.R. 1993 Nos. 149 and 373, S.R. 1994 No. 77, S.R. 1995 Nos. 301 and 434, S.R. 1996 Nos. 199, 288, 449 and 476 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 3, 113, 354 and 476

(7)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1996 Nos. 288, 356, 358 and 476 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 3, 113, 130 and 354

(8)

S.R. 1996 No. 476, amended by S.R. 1997 No. 152

(9)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)