Amendment of regulation 3 and transitional provision
7.—(1) Regulation 3 (reduction of income support and income-related employment and support allowance)(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In the heading omit “and income-related employment and support allowance”.
(3) In paragraph (1) omit “or income-related employment and support allowance”.
(4) In paragraph (5) omit “or income-related employment and support allowance”.
(5) In paragraph (6) omit from “or, as the case may be” to the end.
(6) The amendments made by this regulation do not apply—
(a)in relation to a person whose payment of income-related employment and support allowance was being reduced in accordance with regulation 3 of the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 on 26th September 2016; or
(b)where the offence, in respect of which income-related employment and support allowance falls to be reduced, was committed before 26th September 2016.
Regulation 3 was amended by regulation 29(3) of S.R. 2008 No. 286 and regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2011 No. 291.