1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals and Discretionary Financial Assistance) (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 2nd July 2001.
(2) In these Regulations “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1).
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 117, S.R. 1990 Nos. 136 and 345, S.R. 1991 Nos. 47, 176 and 337, S.R. 1992 Nos. 141, 404 and 549, S.R. 1993 Nos. 145 and 381, S.R. 1994 No. 335, S.R. 1995 Nos. 129, 367 and 437, S.R. 1996 Nos. 111, 115, 181, 334, 405 and 448, S.R. 1997 Nos. 4, 22, 452 and 454, S.R. 1998 No. 81, S.R. 1999 Nos. 381 and 416, S.R. 2000 Nos. 1, 71, 109 and 265 and S.R. 2001 Nos. 1, 79, 99, 175 and 176