Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2001 No. 386
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
Made
19th October 2001
Coming into operation
1st November 2001
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 134(2) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), and now vested in it(2), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2001.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(3) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988(4).
Substitution of the Schedule to the principal Regulations
2. For the Schedule to the principal Regulations (Post Office postcode areas assigned to designated National Climatological Message Stations) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 19th October 2001.
L.S.
Bryan Davis
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
Regulation 2
SCHEDULETo be substituted for the Schedule to the Principal Regulations
Regulation 2
“SCHEDULE
| Column (1) | Column (2) |
|---|---|
| National Climatological Message Station | Identification of Post Office postcode areas |
| ALDERGROVE | BT1–23, 29, 36–44 |
| BALLYKELLY | BT49, 51–57 |
| CASTLEDERG | BT45–48, 70, 78–82 |
| LISBURN | BT24–28, 30–35, 60–68, 71 |
| ST. ANGELO | BT69, 74–77, 92–94” |
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988. They substitute the Schedule to those Regulations, to reflect changes to the list of weather stations and to also take account of minor changes to some postcode to weather station linkages.
The Postcode Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the postcode maps may be obtained from their publishers. A person may establish the current postcode for their address by contacting the Royal Mail Postcode Enquiries Office (tel. no. 08457 111222).
These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provisions contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481
S.R. 1988 No. 368; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1998 No. 351