Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2014 No. 102
Social Security
The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Participating Wife or Civil Partner of Self-employed Earner) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Made
31st March 2014
Coming into operation
1st April 2014
The Department for Social Development is designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to allowances made to women on maternity leave.
Accordingly the Department for Social Development makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.
(2)
1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and section 3(3) of and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)