These Statutory Rules have been made in consequence of a defect in S.R. 2016 No. 258 and are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Rules
Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Social Security
Made
12th September 2016
Laid before Parliament
13th September 2016
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3).
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 122(1)(d), 129A(2), (3) and (4), 133(1) and (2)(h), and 171(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), and Article 74(3) and (6) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(2).
These powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(3).
1992 c. 7; section 129A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2 (N.I.)) and subsequently amended by Article 75 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1) and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). Section 133(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”