The Employment and Support Allowance (Duration of Contributory Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(5), 121(1), 122(1)(a) and (d), 123(1)(d), 131(1), 133(1) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, Articles 6(5) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19952, Articles 2(2), 10(1)(a) and 74(1) and (3) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19983, and sections 2(3)(b), 17(1) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20024 and sections 2(4)(a), 4(2)(a), 6(a), 24(1), 25(2) and 28(2) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 and paragraphs 1(1) and 7(1) and 2(f) of Schedule 4 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20075.