The Social Security (Students and Income-Related Benefits Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Students and Income-Related Benefits Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation –

(a) for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 3, on 31st July 2003;

(b) for the purposes of regulation 2 –

(i) in the case of a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2003 but before 1st September 2003, on the day the period of study begins;

(ii) in any other case, on 1st September 2003.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Disregards

2.—(1) In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) for the sum “£327” there shall be substituted the sum “£335”.

(2) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) (which relate respectively to sums to be disregarded from the calculation of grant income and from student loans) are –

(a) regulations 53(2A) and 57A(5) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(2);

(b) regulations 62(2A) and 66A(5) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3);

(c) regulations 131(3) and 136(5) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(4).

Amendment of the Social Security Amendment (Students and Income-Related Benefits Amendment) Regulations

3.  Regulation 2(2) of the Social Security (Students and Income-Related Benefits Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(5) (disregards) shall be omitted.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 23rd July 2003.

L.S.

John O'Neill

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulations 2(1) and (2)(a) and 3 of the foregoing Regulations

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 24th July 2003.

L.S.

Rodney Scott

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel