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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2016 No. 166 (C. 11)

Social Security

The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2016

Made

15th March 2016

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 2(2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(1).

Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(a) of that Order.

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2016.

Provisions coming into force on 17th March 2016

2.  The following provisions in Part 6 (social security: general) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 come into force on 17th March 2016—

(a)Article 107(1) to (6);

(b)in Schedule 11, paragraphs 1 to 8 and 12 to 15.

Amendment of earlier commencement order

3.  In the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2016(2), in Article 5, for paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)in Chapter 2 (employment and support allowance)—

(i)Article 57(4) comes into force on 17th March 2016;

(ii)Article 57(1) to (3) and Article 58 come into force on 28th November 2016;.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Priti Patel

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

15th March 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order:

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.R. No.
Article 5317th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 5617th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 57 (partially)17th March 20162016 No. 46
Article 57 (for remaining purposes)28th November 20162016 No. 46
Article 5828th November 20162016 No. 46
Article 5917th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 6416th January 20172016 No. 46
Article 7717th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 7817th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 7917th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 10117th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 10217th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 109 (partially)4th April 20162016 No. 46
Article 11117th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 11217th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 11317th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 1154th April 20162016 No. 46
Article 1164th April 20162016 No. 46
Article 12017th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 12117th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 12217th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 12317th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 12417th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 12517th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 12717th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 12917th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 13017th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 13117th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 13217th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 13317th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 13517th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 13617th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 13717th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 13817th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 13917th February 20162016 No. 46
Article 14017th February 20162016 No. 46
Part 2 of Schedule 1217th February 20162016 No. 46
Part 12 of Schedule 1217th February 20162016 No. 46