Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Social Security
Made
27th February 2019
Coming into operation
31st March 2019
The Department for Communities(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(4)(b) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), Article 14(4)(b) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3) and now vested in it(4), sections 15(6)(b) and 19(1) and (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(5) and section 17(3)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(6).
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(7).
Regulations 5 and 6 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance(8).
See section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))
1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))
See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (1992 c. 8)
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 section 1(4) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))