The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 2679

Social Security, Northern Ireland

The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

2nd October 2009

Laid before Parliament

5th October 2009

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3(2) and (3), 121(1) and 171(3), (4) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and now exercisable by them(1).

The Department for Social Development(2) concurs in the making of these Regulations.

(1)

1992 c. 7. Section 3(2) was amended, and the power to make regulations under it transferred to the Treasury, by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”). Section 121(1) is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Section 171(10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order.

(2)

The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).