The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 48(4) of, and paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 19911, sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 129(4), 131(1) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19922, sections 71(1)(b) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19923 and Articles 6(5) and 36(2)(a) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19954, and now vested in it5, and sections 2(3) and (6), 13(1) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20026 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel7 in so far as regulation 4 is concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of that regulation should not be referred to it8, hereby makes the following Regulations: