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Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2006.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the principal Regulations” means the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(1); and

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

Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal Regulations

2.  In regulation 6(1)(b)(i) after “by less than the travel expenses”, insert “incurred in any week”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

3.—(1) Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (Modifications of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987) is amended as follows.

(2) In Table A, in the modification of regulation 45 of the Income Support Regulations, for “£8,000” substitute “£16,000”.

(3) In Table B, in paragraph 1(2) of the inserted Schedule 4A which modifies the Income Support Regulations, for “£3,000” substitute “£6,000”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 16th March 2006

L.S.

Christine Jendoubi

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel insofar as the foregoing Regulations relate to Travelling Expenses on 16th March 2006

L.S.

Dr Mary McIvor

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Regulations insofar as they relate to Remission of Charges.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 16th March 2006

L.S.

Dr Mary McIvor

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel