The Social Security (Joint Claims Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 3(2C), 6(5), 7(3) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 8A(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19951, sections 22(5), 122(1)(d), 132(4)(b) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19922, and Articles 9(1)(c), 11, 13(1)(b) and 74(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19983, sections 5(1)(j) and 165 (1) and (4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19924, and now vested in it5, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel6 in so far as regulation 6 is concerned, by this statutory rule, which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, Article 56 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 19997 and which is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into operation of those provisions8, hereby makes the following Regulations: