Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations9
1
The Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198445 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Child Benefit Order” there shall be inserted—
“bereavement benefit” means a benefit referred to in section 20(1)(ea) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
3
In regulation 2(2)46 (which provides that a person is not to be disqualified for receiving certain benefits in cases of imprisonment or detention pending criminal proceedings unless a penalty is imposed in respect of such proceedings) after “widow’s benefit,” there shall be inserted “bereavement benefit,”.