18.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 78 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household)—
(a)in paragraph (4)(c) at the end insert “or, in Scotland, under the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009”; and
(b)in paragraph (5)(f) at the end insert “or, in Scotland, under the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009”.
(3) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) in paragraph 26(1)(b)(1) at the end insert “or in accordance with an adoption allowance scheme made under section 71 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (adoption allowances schemes)”.
Paragraph 26(1)(b) was amended by regulation 4(8)(b)(i) of S.R. 2005 No. 424 and by regulation 3(6)(d) of S.R. 2008 No. 498.