The Social Security (Carer’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2002 No. 323

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Carer’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Made

21st October 2002

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4(1)(b) and (c) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(1), sections 22(5), 70, 79(2), 90, 113, 122(1)(d), 123(1)(e), 131(1), 132(3) and (4)(b), 134(2), 171(1) and (4) of, and paragraph 2(8) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), sections 2A, 5(1), 5A, 71, 74(2), 102(1) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(3), section 5 of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(4), Articles 4 and 19(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(5), Articles 28(1) and 39(1) and (2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(6), Articles 69 and 73(3), (4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999(7) and section 115(3) and (4) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(8), and now vested in it(9), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel insofar as its consent is required in respect of paragraph 1(h) of the Schedule(10) hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23); Part I of Schedule 1 is substituted by section 1(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4)

(2)

1992 c. 7; section 22(5) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)), section 70 was amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 1994 No. 370 and Articles 2(2)(a)(iii) and 3 of the Deregulation (Carer’s Allowance) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002 No. 321), section 90 was amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) and Article 2(2)(a)(iv) of S.R. 2002 No. 321, section 113 was amended by paragraph 48 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)), section 123(1)(e) was inserted by paragraph 13(5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and paragraph 2(8) of Schedule 3 was added by Article 59(4) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

(3)

1992 c. 8; section 2A was inserted by Article 54 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and amended by Article 2(2)(b)(i) of S.R. 2002 No. 321, section 5(1) was amended by Article 3(1) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)) and Article 70 of, and paragraph 60(1)(a) of Schedule 6 to, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, section 5A was inserted by Article 68 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, section 71 was amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)

(4)

1992 c. 9

(5)

S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13)

(6)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)

(7)

S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)

(8)

1999 c. 33

(9)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(10)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; subsection (6A) was inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481