The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of the Social Security (Airmen’s Benefits) Regulations

5.—(1) The Social Security (Airmen’s Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Act” insert—

““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;”.

(3) In regulation 2(2) (removal of disqualification in the case of airmen for receiving benefit while absent from Northern Ireland)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after “of the Act” insert “or section 18(1) of the Welfare Reform Act”, and

(ii) after “incapacity benefit” insert “, employment and support allowance”; and

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) after “incapacity benefit” insert “, employment and support allowance”, and

(ii) after “incapable of work” insert “or to have limited capability for work as defined in section 1(4) of the Welfare Reform Act”.

(4) In regulation 3(3) (application of the Act and regulations) for “, and the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and regulations made thereunder” substitute “, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and regulations made thereunder and Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act and regulations made under it”.

(1)

S.R. 1975 No. 101; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1984 No. 317, S.R. 1995 No. 150 and S.R. 1996 No. 289

(2)

Regulation 2 was amended by regulation 13 of S.R. 1984 No. 317 and regulation 3 of S.R. 1995 No. 150

(3)

Regulation 3 was amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 1996 No. 289