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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2004 No. 197

HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Habitual Residence Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Made

29th April 2004

Coming into operation

1st May 2004

F1The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 131(1) and (2), 133(2)(i) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and Articles 6(5) and (12) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2) and now vested in it(3), and section 1(5)(a) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(4) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(5), in so far as regulations 2 and 6 are concerned, and after reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee(6), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

(2)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 36(2)(a) was amended by Article 4 of and paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)

(3)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and Part II of Schedule 6

(5)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and Part II of Schedule 4

(6)

See section 149(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)