2009 No. 92

Housing; Rates; Social Security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 123(1)(d) and (e), 129(2), 131, 132(3) and (4)(a) and (b), 132A(3) and (4)(a), 133(2)(e), (f), (i), (j) and (m) and 171(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, sections 13A(2)(b) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19922, Articles 6(5), 14(1), (4)(a) and (b) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19953, and now vested in it4, sections 15(1), (3), (4) and (6)(b) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20025 and sections 17, 25(2) and 28(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20076.

Regulations 6 and 7 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel7

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulations 6 and 7 should not be referred to it8.

In accordance with section 13A(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 the Department has consulted with such organisations representing qualifying lenders likely to be affected by regulation 3 as it considers appropriate.