The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2009 No. 92

Housing; Rates; Social Security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

10th March 2009

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 123(1)(d) and (e), 129(2), 131, 132(3) and (4)(a) and (b), 132A(3) and (4)(a), 133(2)(e), (f), (i), (j) and (m) and 171(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), sections 13A(2)(b) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), Articles 6(5), 14(1), (4)(a) and (b) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3), and now vested in it(4), sections 15(1), (3), (4) and (6)(b) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(5) and sections 17, 25(2) and 28(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(6).

Regulations 6 and 7 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(7)

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulations 6 and 7 should not be referred to it(8).

In accordance with section 13A(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 the Department has consulted with such organisations representing qualifying lenders likely to be affected by regulation 3 as it considers appropriate.

(1)

1992 c. 7; section 123(1)(d) was substituted by paragraph 13(4) and section 123(1)(e) was inserted by paragraph 13(5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)), section 129(2) was amended by Article 8 of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order (S.I. 2002/3154 (N.I. 8), section 132A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) and section 171 was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and paragraph 28(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)

(2)

1992 c. 8; section 13A was inserted by paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Social Security (Mortgage Interest Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1309 (N.I. 9)) and amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002, Article 18 of S.I. 2002/1555 and paragraph 109 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), and section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

(3)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

(4)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(5)

2002 c. 14 (N.I.)

(6)

2007 c. 2 (N.I.)

(7)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(8)

See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992