2003 No. 329
The Social Security (Students and Income-Related Benefits Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
Made
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(3) and (4)(b) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and Article 14(1) and (4)(b) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19952, and now vested in it3, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel4, in so far as regulations 2(1), (2) and (3)(a) and 3(1) and (2)(a) are concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of those regulations should not be referred to it5, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Students and Income-Related Benefits Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation –
a
for the purposes of this regulation, on 1st August 2003;
b
for the purposes of regulations 2 and 3 –
i
in the case of a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 2003 but before 1st September 2003, on the day the period of study begins;
ii
in any other case, on 1st September 2003.
2
In these Regulations –
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19876;
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19877;
“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19968.
3
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19549 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Disregards2
1
In sub-paragraph (a) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) for the sum “£265” there shall be substituted the sum “£270”.
2
In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) for the sum “£327” there shall be substituted the sum “£340”.
3
The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) (which relate respectively to sums to be disregarded from the calculation of grant income and from student loans) are –
Calculation of grant income3
1
In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) –
a
for sub-paragraph (cc) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph –
cc
any grant paid under the Schedule to the Education (Assembly Learning Grant Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 200216;
b
after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be added the following –
and
e
any grant paid under regulation 16(7) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200317.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 9th July 2003.
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulations 2(1), (2) and (3)(a) and 3(1) and (2)(a) of the foregoing Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 10th July 2003.
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)