Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007

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9.—(1) The Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 18 (power to provide for recoupment of benefits)—

(a)in paragraphs (3)(a) and (c) and (4)(cc) and (e), for “or income support” substitute “, income support or income-related employment and support allowance”;

(b)in paragraph (3)(b), for “either benefit” substitute “jobseeker’s allowance, income support or income-related employment and support allowance”.

(3) In Article 19 (recoupment: further provisions), in paragraph (1), for “or income support”, in both places, substitute “, income support or income-related employment and support allowance”.

(4) In that Article, at the end add—

(5) In this Article and Article 18 “income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance)..