The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Amendment of the Industrial Tribunals Order

9.—(1) The Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In Article 18 (power to provide for recoupment of benefits) in the following provisions before “jobseeker’s allowance” insert “universal credit,”—

(a) paragraph (3)(a), (b) and (c); and

(b) paragraph (4)(e).

(3) In Article 18(4)(cc)(2) before “a jobseeker’s allowance” insert “universal credit,”.

(4) In Article 19 (recoupment: further provisions)—

(a) in the introductory words in paragraph (1) and in sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph before “jobseeker’s allowance” insert “universal credit,”; and

(b) after paragraph (5)(3) insert—

“(6) In this Article and Article 18 “universal credit” means universal credit under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/1921 (N.I. 18);.Articles 18(3)(a), (b) and (c) and (4)(cc) and (e) and Article 19(1) were amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2)

(2)

Article 18(4)(cc) was inserted by paragraph 118 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)

(3)

Article 19(5) was added by sections 28(1), 60(1) and Schedule 3 paragraph 9(4) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c.2) and Article 2(2)(c) and Part 1 of the Schedule to S.R. 2008 No. 276