Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Social Security
Made
6th June 2016
Laid before Parliament
13th June 2016
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 4(1)(b) and 5(4) (as it has effect apart from section 1 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000) of Schedule 1 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(1), sections 70(7) and 131(1), (5) and (6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), section 2(3)(b) and (7) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(3), Article 6(5) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(4), section 4(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(5) and Articles 38, 48(1) and (2) and 101(4)(c) of, and paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(6).
Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.
S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23); Part 1 of Schedule 1 was substituted by section 1(3) of and Schedule 1 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c.4). Paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 1 was amended by Schedule 2 paragraph 2, to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)). For the meaning of “prescribed” see Article 2(2)
1992 c. 7. For the meaning of “prescribed” see section 133
2002 c. 14 (N.I.). For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 17
S.I.1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 8J was inserted by Article 55 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015
2007 c. 2 (N.I.). For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 24
S.I. 2015/2006. For the meaning of “prescribed” see Article 5