Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2002.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the principal Regulations” means the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989(1).

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

2.  In paragraphs (2)(c) and (g) of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (description of persons entitled to full remission and payment) for “£71” there shall be substituted “£72·20”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

3.  In Table A of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (modification of provisions of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(2)) at the end of the entry relating to “regulation 53” the paragraph(3) “As if in paragraph 1A for “£10,000” on each occasion it appears there were substituted “£11,500” and as if for “£16,000” there were substituted “£18,500” ” shall be amended by substituting “(1A)” for “1A”.

Amendment of Schedule 1A to the principal Regulations

4.—(1) In paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 1A(4) to the principal Regulations (Periods of Validity of Notices of Entitlement) for the word “student” on each occasion it appears there is substituted “full time student”.

(2) In the Note to Schedule 1A after the definition of “remunerative work” there is added—

• ““full time student” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 61 of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 15th February 2002.

L.S.

D. J. Thompson

Senior Officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel insofar as the foregoing Regulations relate to Travelling Expenses on 15th February 2002.

L.S.

R. Scott

Senior Officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations insofar as they relate to the Remission of Charges.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 15th February 2002.

L.S.

R. Scott

Senior Officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel