The Social Security (Suspension of Payment of Benefits and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

3.  In regulation 32 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) (information to be given and changes to be notified)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(2) for “and at such times as the Department may determine” substitute “as the Department may determine and within the period applicable under regulation 17(4) of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations”;

(b) in paragraph (6)(3) for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

“(b) except to the extent that sub-paragraph (a) applies, changes to an element of the claimant’s retirement provision need not be notified if—

(i) an assessed income period is current in his case, or

(ii) the period applicable under regulation 17(4) of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations has not expired.”; and

(c) after paragraph (6) add—

“(7) In this regulation “the Decisions and Appeals Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999.”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2003 Nos. 191, 224 and 421 and S.R. 2008 No. 262

(2)

Paragraph (1) was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 224

(3)

Paragraph (6) was added by regulation 11(b) of S.R. 2003 No. 191 and amended by regulation 4 of S.R. 2003 No. 421 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2008 No. 262