The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 228

PART 2 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Amendment of the Adoption Allowance Regulations

15.—(1) The Adoption Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), after the definition of “maternity allowance” insert—

““personal independence payment” means personal independence payment under Part 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;”.

(3) In regulation 3(3)(2) (amount of the allowance) for “or armed forces independence payment” substitute “, armed forces independence payment or personal independence payment”.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 438; relevant amending Rule is S.I. 2013/3021

(2)

Regulation 3(3) was amended by Article 3(3) of S.I. 2013/3021