Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2016 No. 147

Housing; Rates; Social Security

The Social Security (Scottish Rate of Income Tax etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made

11th March 2016

Coming into operation

6th April 2016

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132 (3) and (4)(a), and 171(1) and (3) (b), of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (1),Articles 14 (1), (2), (3) and (4)(a) and 36(2)(b) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2)and sections 17(1) and (2), 24(1) and 25(1) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(3).

Regulations 4 and 5 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(4).

(1)

1992 c.7

(2)

1995 No.2705 (N.I. 15)

(3)

2007 c.2 (N.I.)

(4)

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)); seealso Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481