1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation on 1st April 2012.
(2) This regulation and regulations 6, 7 and 10 shall come into operation on 2nd April 2012 in relation to any case where rent is payable at intervals of a week, or any multiple of whole weeks, and in any other case on 1st April 2012.
(3) Regulations 18(2) and 19 shall come into operation on 1st May 2012.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1);
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(2); and
“the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(3).
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 146, S.R. 1993 No. 373, S.R. 1996 No. 199, S.R. 2002 No. 363, S.R. 2008 No. 112 and S.R. 2009 Nos. 92 and 338
S.R. 2006 No. 405; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2009 No. 92 and S.R. 2010 No. 69
S.R. 2008 No. 280; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2010 No. 346 and S.R. 2011 Nos. 357 and 434