Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations
9.—(1) The Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984(1) 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)(2) (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,”.
S.R. 1984 No. 92; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1984 No. 317, S.R. 1992 No. 6, S.R. 1995 No. 150 and S.R. 1996 No. 57
Regulation 2(2) was amended by regulation 11 of, and Schedule 2 to, S.R. 1984 No. 317, regulation 7(3) of S.R. 1992 No. 6, regulation 16 of S.R. 1995 No. 150 and regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 57