Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007

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3  Regulations may—N.I.

(a)make provision excluding the making of a claim for incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance on or after the appointed day;

(b)make provision for a claim for incapacity benefit, income support or severe disablement allowance which is made on or after the appointed day to be treated in prescribed circumstances as a claim for an employment and support allowance;

(c)make provision for a claim for an employment and support allowance to be treated wholly or partly as a claim for incapacity benefit, income support or severe disablement allowance;

(d)make provision excluding the making of a claim for an employment and support allowance by a person who is entitled to an existing award.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 3 partly in operation; Sch. 4 para. 3 not in operation at Royal Assent see s. 60(1); Sch. 4 para. 3(b)-(d) in operation for certain purposes at 1.7.2008 and wholly in operation at 27.7.2008 by S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(a)