In this Order—

• “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19922;

• “the 1995 Order” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19953;

• “the 1998 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19984;

• “the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20075;

• “the 2010 Transitional Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provision and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20106;

• “the 2015 Order” means the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;

• “the 2016 Transitional Regulations” means the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20167;

• “the amending provisions” means the provisions referred to in Article 6(1)(a) to (c);

• “Appeal Tribunal” has the same meaning as in Article 39 of the 1998 Order;

• “appointed day” means the day appointed for the coming into force of the amending provisions in accordance with Article 6(3);

• “claimant”—

  1. a

     in relation to an employment and support allowance, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the 2007 Act, save as mentioned in Article 7(1) of this Order;

  2. b

     in relation to a jobseeker’s allowance, has the same meaning as in the 1995 Order (as it applies apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order that remove references to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance), save as mentioned in Article 7(1) of this Order;

  3. c

     in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the 2015 Order8;

• “the Claims and Payments Regulations 1987” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19879;

• “the Claims and Payments Regulations 2016” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201610;

• “Commissioner” means the Chief Social Security Commissioner or any other Social Security Commissioner and includes a tribunal of 2 or more of the Commissioners constituted under Article 16(7) of the 1998 Order;

• “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” means a contribution-based allowance under the 1995 Order as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order that remove references to an income-based allowance;

• “contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 12, to the 2015 Order that remove references to an income-related allowance;

• “conversion decision” has the meaning given by the 2010 Transitional Regulations;

• “the Department” means the Department for Communities;

• “employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act;

• “the ESA Regulations 2008” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200811;

• “the ESA Regulations 2016” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201612;

• “housing benefit” means housing benefit under section 129 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 199213;

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” means an income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the 1995 Order;

• “income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act;

• “income support” means income support under section 123 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

• “List of the No. 1 Relevant Districts” means the List of the No. 1 Relevant Districts issued by the Department on 25th September 201714;

• “jobseeker’s allowance” means a jobseeker’s allowance under the 1995 Order;

• “joint claimants”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the 2015 Order15;

• “the JSA Regulations 1996” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199616;

• “the JSA Regulations 2016” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201617;

• “new style ESA” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 12, to the 2015 Order that remove references to an income-related allowance and “new style ESA award” shall be construed accordingly;

• “new style JSA” means a jobseeker’s allowance under the 1995 Order as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order that remove references to an income-based allowance and “new style JSA award” shall be construed accordingly;

• “No. 1 relevant districts” means the postcodes specified in the table in the List of the No. 1 Relevant Districts;

• “old style ESA” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 12, to the 2015 Order that remove references to an income-related allowance and “old style ESA award” shall be construed accordingly;

• “old style JSA” means a jobseeker’s allowance under the 1995 Order as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the 2015 Order that remove references to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance and “old style JSA award” shall be construed accordingly;

• “single claimant”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the 2015 Order;

• “tax credit” (including “child tax credit” and “working tax credit”) has the same meaning as in the Tax Credits Act 200218.