1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation—
(a)for the purposes of income-based jobseeker’s allowance and contributory employment and support allowance, on 27th November 2016;
(b)for all other purposes, on 6th April 2017.
(3) In these Regulations—
(a)“the Principal Arrangements” means the arrangements contained in the Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Social Security (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(1);
(b)“contributory employment and support allowance” has the meaning given by section 1(7) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(2) and section 1(7) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(3);
(c)“income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the meaning given by the Jobseekers Act 1995(4) and the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(5).
2.—(1) The provisions contained in the exchange of letters set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect so far as they relate to Northern Ireland, and the effect of the Principal Arrangements shall be varied in accordance with those provisions.
(2) The following legislation, and any subordinate legislation made or having effect as if made under that legislation, so far as it relates to Northern Ireland, shall have effect subject to such adaptations as may be required for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the Principal Arrangements as amended by the provisions contained in the exchange of letters set out in the Schedule to these Regulations—
(a)the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(6);
(b)the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
(c)the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
(d)Chapter 2 (social security decisions and appeals) of Part 2 (decisions and appeals) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(7);
(e)Part 1 (employment and support allowance) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(8)
(f)Part 5 (bereavement support payment) of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(9).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 4th November 2016
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Communities