The Social Security (Habitual Residence Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations shall be cited as the Social Security (Habitual Residence Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2004.

(2) In these Regulations –

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(2);

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(3);

“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(4).

(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(5) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1994 Nos. 80 and 266, S.R. 1996 Nos. 405 and 448, S.R. 1998 No. 81 and S.R. 2000 Nos. 71 and 125

(2)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1994 No. 266, S.R. 1996 Nos. 375 and 405 and S.R. 2000 No. 71

(3)

S.R. 1996 No. 198 ; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 Nos. 356 and 503 and S.R. 2000 No. 71

(4)

S.R. 2003 No. 28; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2003 No. 421