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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Financial Assistance
Made
7th April 2021
Coming into operation
9th April 2021
The Department of Finance(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2) and 3 of the Financial Assistance Act (Northern Ireland) 2009(2), makes the following Regulations.
The Department of Finance has been designated as a relevant Department under section 1(3)(a) of that Act.
The Regulations are made with the approval of the Executive Office.
1. These Regulations may be cited as The Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No.2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and come into operation on 9th April 2021.
2. In the Schedule to the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020(3)—
(a)In paragraph 1(2)—
(i)for the definition of “the Coronavirus Regulations” substitute—
““the Coronavirus Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021(4);”;
(ii)for the definition of “relevant business” substitute—
““relevant business” subject to paragraph 2(3)(b), means a business or service which was restricted or subject to closure as a result of regulations 4, 5, 8 or 16 of, or paragraphs 1(4) to (10) and paragraph 1(12) of Schedule 1 to, the Coronavirus Regulations;”;
(b)in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 remove the words “within a designated district” where they appear;
(c)in paragraph 7 remove sub-paragraph (e).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 7th April 2021.
(L.S.)
Alan Brontë
A senior officer of the Department of Finance
Approved by the Executive Office
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Executive Office on 7th April 2021.
(L.S.)
Neill Jackson
A senior officer of the Executive Office
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
Regulation 1 provides for citation and commencement.
Regulation 2 provides minor amendments to the Coronavirus Financial Assistance scheme provided for by the Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
The amendments in regulation 2 serve to track the changes made to Covid-19 restrictions by the Department of Health, in particular as a result of the implementation of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.
The Department of Finance and Personnel was renamed the Department of Finance by section 1(4) of, and Schedule 1 to the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))
S.R. 2020 No.230 as amended by S.R. 2020 No. 262 and S.R. 2020 No. 354
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