The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

2.  In regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) (interpretation) –

(a) for the definition of “dwelling occupied as the home”(2) there shall be substituted the following definition –

““dwelling occupied as the home” means the dwelling together with any garage, garden and outbuildings normally occupied by the claimant as his home, including any part thereof not so occupied which it is impracticable or unreasonable to sell separately, together with –

(a)

any agricultural land adjoining that dwelling, and

(b)

any land not adjoining that dwelling which it is impracticable or unreasonable to sell separately;”;

(b) the definition of “premises”(3) shall be omitted.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146 and 193 and S.R. 2003 No. 154

(2)

Definition of “dwelling occupied as the home” was substituted by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 146

(3)

Definition of “premises” was inserted by regulation 2(c) of S.R. 1988 No. 146