The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation for the purposes of—

(a) Articles 1, 2 and 6 on 1st April 1999;

(b) Article 8, in so far as it relates to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 1st April 1999 and, for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Computation of Earnings Regulations;

(c) Article 10 on 5th April 1999;

(d) Articles 3 to 5, 9 and 11 to 13 on 12th April 1999;

(e) Articles 16, 17 and 25 on 13th April 1999;

(f) Article 7 on 14th April 1999;

(g) Articles 14, 15 and 26 on 15th April 1999;

(h) Articles 18 to 20, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 12th April 1999 and, for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations;

(i) Article 21, in relation to a case where rent or rates is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple thereof, on 5th April 1999 and, in relation to any other case, on 1st April 1999; and

(j) Articles 22 to 24, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 12th April 1999 and, for the purpose of this sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(2) The increases made—

(a) in the sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act; and

(b) by Article 22(c), in so far as it is relevant for the purposes referred to in Article 6(11),

shall take effect for each case on the date specified in relation to that case in Article 6.