EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Schedule 8A to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 which provides for deductions from benefits and direct payment to third parties.
Regulation 2 amends Schedule 8A to provide for the circumstances in which deductions from specified benefits may be made in respect of charges for water or sewerage under Chapter I of Part VII of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
Regulation 3 makes consequential revocations.