1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 and shall come into operation on 12th April 1993.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the up-rating order” means the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1993(1).
2. Section 135(3) of the Administration Act shall not apply if a question arises as to either—
(a)the weekly rate at which the benefit is payable by virtue of the up-rating order; or
(b)whether the conditions for the receipt of the benefit at the altered rate are satisfied,
until the question has been determined in accordance with the provisions of the Administration Act.
3. Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978(2) (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the up-rating order.
4. In regulation 3(3) of the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984(3) (persons deemed to be incapable of work) for “£40.50” there shall be substituted “£42.00”.
5. In regulation 14 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984(4) (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement) for “£2,106” there shall be substituted “£2,184”.
6. The sums specified in paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977(5) (prescribed circumstances for increase of an invalid care allowance) shall be increased from £115, £15 and £115 to £120, £16 and £120 respectively.
7. The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(6) are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
L.S.
A. Devlin
Assistant Secretary
31st March 1993.