The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1);

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993(2);

“the Computation of Earnings Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(3);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(4);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(5);

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(6);

“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(7).

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(8) shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

(1)

1992 c. 7

(2)

1993 c. 49

(3)

S.R. 1996 No. 520

(4)

S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending rules are S.R. 1988 No. 314, S.R. 1992 No. 549, S.R. 1994 No. 88, S.R. 1996 No. 93, S.R. 1997 Nos. 3, 4, 22 and 515, S.R. 1998 Nos. 73 and 112, S.R. 1999 Nos. 298 and 382, S.R. 2000 Nos. 260 and 367, S.R. 2002 No. 323, S.R. 2003 Nos. 1, 196, 197, 261, 338 and 418, S.R. 2004 No. 47 and S.R. 2005 No. 82

(5)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending rules are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146 and 318, S.R. 1989 Nos. 139 and 249, S.R. 1990 Nos. 213 and 346, S.R. 1994 No. 77, S.R. 1995 Nos. 86, 301 and 434, S.R. 1996 Nos. 199, 288 and 476, S.R. 1997 Nos. 3 and 165, S.R. 1998 No.112, S.R. 1999 Nos. 371 (C. 28), 382 and 472 (C. 36), S.R. 2000 Nos. 4, 71, 260 and 367, S.R. 2001 No. 406, S.R. 2002 No. 323, S.R. 2003 Nos. 191 and 261, S.R. 2004 Nos. 394 and 461 and S.R. 2005 Nos. 82 and 580

(6)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending rules are S.R. 1996 Nos. 288, 356, 358 and 476, S.R. 1997 No. 3, S.R. 1998 No. 112, S.R. 1999 Nos. 382 and 428 (C. 32), S.R. 2000 Nos. 71, 260, 350 and 367, S.R. 2001 Nos. 120 and 406, S.R. 2002 Nos. 132 and 323, S.R. 2003 Nos. 261 and 267, S.R. 2004 No. 461 and S.R. 2005 Nos. 82 and 536

(7)

S.R. 2003 No. 28; relevant amending rules are S.R. 2003 No. 421, S.R. 2004 Nos. 394 and 461 and S.R. 2005 No. 82

(8)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)