The Housing Benefit (General) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(d), 129(4), 132(3), 171(1) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and sections 1(1), 5(1)(b) and (c) and 165(1) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and now vested in it3, and paragraphs 4(3) and (5) and 20(1)(b) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 20004 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel5, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it6, hereby makes the following Regulations: