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PART 4OTHER AMENDMENTS

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

13.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 21 (direct credit transfer)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(2) for the words from the beginning to “regulation 33(1)(c),” substitute “The Department may arrange for benefit to”; and

(b)omit paragraph (5).

(3) In regulation 37(1)(bb)(3) (extinguishment of right to payment of sums by way of benefit where payment is not obtained within the prescribed period) for “the person entitled to it and the Department have” substitute “the Department has”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2002 No. 297, S.R. 2005 No. 46 and S.R. 2006 No. 168

(2)

Paragraph (1) was substituted by regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 2002 No. 297 and amended by regulation 2(11) of S.R 2006 No. 168

(3)

Regulation 37(1)(bb) was inserted by regulation 5(8)(a) of S.R. 2005 No. 46