2019 No. 89
The Social Security (Income-related Benefits) (Updating and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into operation
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 9(5)(a) and 48(1) and (2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 20151.
These powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of article 4(1)(a) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Income-related Benefits) (Updating and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and come into operation on 7th May 2019.
Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20162
1
The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20162 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
3
In regulation 9 (persons treated as not being in Northern Ireland)—
a
at the end of paragraph (3)(b)(ii) omit “or”;
b
in paragraph (3)(c)—
i
for “regulation 15A(1)” substitute “regulation 16”;
ii
for “the claimant” substitute “the person”;
iii
for “regulation 15A(4A)” substitute “regulation 16(5)”5;
c
at the end of paragraph (3)(c) add “, or”;
d
after paragraph (3)(c) add—
d
a person having been granted limited leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act 19716 by virtue of—
i
Appendix EU to the immigration rules7 made under section 3(2) of that Act, or
ii
being a person with a Zambrano right to reside as defined in Annex 1 of Appendix EU to the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of that Act
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Regulations)