2003 No. 503
The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Social Development1, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 17(1), (2) and (4) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19902, and now vested in it3, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 22nd December 2003.
Amendments
2
The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20024 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
3
In paragraph (1) of regulation 4 (persons who may apply for a grant) for sub-paragraph (d) substitute the following sub-paragraph –
d
is in receipt of –
i
child tax credit; or
ii
working tax credit which includes a disability element,
as provided for in the Tax Credits Act 20025 and has a relevant income of less than £14,200; and for these purposes “relevant income” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002.
4
In paragraph (3) of regulation 4 after “This paragraph applies to” insert “state pension credit as provided for in the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20026,”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 28th November 2003.
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 1st December 2003.
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)