Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2021 No. 215

Social Security

The Social Security (Fines) (Deduction from Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

Made

20th July 2021

Coming into operation

11th August 2021

The Department for Communities makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(m) and (q), 165(1) and (4) to (6) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and now vested in it(2) and sections 15(1) and 60(2), (4) and (7) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016(3).

(1)

1992 c. 8; section 165(1) was amended by paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and section 18(5) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014 (c. 7)

(2)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))

(3)

2016 c. 21 (N.I.) as amended by Article 2 of The Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Relevant Benefits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 S.R. 2021 No.203