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| Made | 27th March 2002 | ||
| Coming into operation | 8th April 2002 |
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[8] shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Income Support: income disregard
2.
- (1) The Income Support Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of "voluntary organisation"[9] there shall be inserted the following definition -
(3) In regulation 42(4)(a)(i)[16] (notional income) after "war widow's pension" there shall be inserted "or war widower's pension" and after "widow" there shall be inserted "or widower".
(4) In regulation 51(3)(a)(i)[17] (notional capital) after "war widow's pension" there shall be inserted "or war widower's pension" and after "widow" there shall be inserted "or widower".
(5) In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) -
Housing Benefit: income disregard
3.
- (1) The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987[21] shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of "voluntary organisation"[22] there shall be inserted the following definition -
(3) In Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) -
Jobseeker's Allowance: income disregard
4.
- (1) The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of "war widow's pension" there shall be inserted the following definition -
(3) In regulation 105(10)(a)(i)[26] (notional income) after "war widows pension" there shall be inserted "or war widower's pension".
(4) In regulation 113(3)(a)(i)[27] (notional capital) after "war widow's pension" there shall be inserted "or war widower's pension".
(5) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) -
Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance: housing costs linking rules
5.
In paragraph 14(13) of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations[28] (housing costs: linking rule) and paragraph 13(15) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations[29] (housing costs: linking rule) after "paragraph 6(1)(a)" there shall be inserted ", 6(1)(b)".
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on
27th March 2002.
L.S.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulation 3 of the foregoing Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on
27th March 2002.
L.S.
Rodney Scott
Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
[2] S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)back
[3] See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481back
[4] 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. 481back
[5] See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)back
[6] S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 318, S.R. 1994 No. 327, S.R. 1995 Nos. 86 and 410, S.R. 1997 No. 22, S.R. 1998 No. 326 and S.R. 2001 No. 78back
[7] S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1998 No. 326 and S.R. 2001 No. 78back
[9] Definition of "voluntary organisation" was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 1995 No. 86back
[10] 1917 c. 51 (7 & 8 Geo. 5)back
[11] 1939 c. 82 (2 & 3 Geo. 6)back
[12] 1939 c. 83 (2 & 3 Geo. 6)back
[13] 1947 c. 19 (10 & 11 Geo. 6)back
[16] Paragraph (4) was substituted by regulation 9(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318 and amended by regulation 5(2) of S.R. 1995 No. 410 and regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 326back
[17] Paragraph (3) was substituted by regulation 11(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 318 and amended by regulation 9 of S.R. 1997 No. 22 and regulation 3(2)(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 326back
[18] Paragraph 16 was substituted by regulation 5(3) of S.R. 1995 No. 410back
[19] Paragraphs 54 and 55 were added by regulation 2(10)(b) of S.R. 1994 No. 327back
[20] Paragraph 56 was added by regulation 2(10)(b) of S.R. 1994 No. 327back
[21] 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1994 No. 335 and S.R. 1995 Nos. 89, 335 and 410back
[22] Definition of "voluntary organisation" was inserted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1995 No. 89back
[23] Paragraph 13 was substituted by regulation 4(2)(a) of S.R. 1995 No. 410back
[24] Paragraphs 56 and 57 were added by regulation 12(b) of S.R. 1994 No. 335back
[25] Paragraph 58 was added by regulation 12(b) of S.R. 1994 No. 335back
[26] Paragraph (10) was amended by regulation 2(1)(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 326back
[27] Paragraph (3) was amended by regulation 3(1)(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 326back
[28] Sub-paragraph (13) was added by regulation 6(c) of S.R. 2001 No. 78back
[29] Sub-paragraph (15) was added by regulation 12(b)(iii) of S.R. 2001 No. 78back
