Statutory Rule 1999 No. 385

The Social Security and Child Support (Tax Credits Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

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(a) for the definition of "disability working allowance" there shall be substituted the following definition - 

" "disabled person's tax credit" means a disabled person's tax credit under section 128 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992[6];";

(b) the following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate place - 

" "working families' tax credit" means a working families' tax credit under section 127[7] of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;".

Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations
     3.  - (1) The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987[8] shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

    (2) In paragraph 16[9] of Schedule 3 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings) in sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (4)(c)(ii) for "the allowance" there shall be substituted "the credit".

    (3) In paragraph 60[10] of Schedule 4 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for "the allowance" there shall be substituted "the credit".

Amendment of Schedule 8 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations
     4. In paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 8 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987[11] (election to have child benefit paid weekly) for "family credit or disability working allowance" there shall be substituted "or payment in accordance with an award of family credit or disability working allowance which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999".

Amendment of regulation 2 of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations
     5. In regulation 2 of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988[12] (benefits from which an award may be recovered) - 

(a) for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph - 


" (b) family credit awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;";



(b) for paragraph (ba)[13] there shall be substituted the following paragraph - 



" (ba) disability working allowance awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;".

Amendment of regulation 1 of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations
     6.  - (1) Regulation 1(2) of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992[14] shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

    (2) For the definition of "disability working allowance" there shall be substituted the following definition - 

" "disability working allowance" means an award of disability working allowance under section 128 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;".

    (3) The following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate place - 

" "family credit" means an award of family credit under section 127 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;".

    (4) In the definition of "relevant benefit"[15] for "family credit or disability working allowance" there shall be substituted the following "or an award of family credit or disability working allowance which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999".

Revocation and Saving of the Child Support (Compensation for Recipients of Family Credit and Disability Working Allowance) Regulations
     7. The Child Support (Compensation for Recipients of Family Credit and Disability Working Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995[16] are revoked except that they shall continue to have effect in the case of an award of family credit or disability working allowance awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999.



Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on

L.S.

John O'Neill
Assistant Secretary

15th September 1999.



The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland hereby consents to regulations 2 and 3 of the foregoing Regulations.



Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland on

L.S.

R. E. Aiken
Assistant Secretary

15th September 1999.

[2] 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))back

[3] 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)back

[4] S.R. 1987 No. 463back

[5] S.R. 1992 No. 78back

[6] 1992 c. 7; section 128 was amended by section 1(2) of, and paragraph 4(h) of Schedule 1 to, the Tax Credits Act 1999back

[7] Section 127 was amended by section 1(2) of, and paragraph 4(g) of Schedule 1 to the Tax Credits Act 1999back

[8] S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 424, S.R. 1990 No. 345, S.R. 1991 No. 47, S.R. 1992 Nos. 6 and 404, S.R. 1994 No. 335, S.R. 1995 No. 129, S.R. 1996 Nos. 93 and 334 and S.R. 1999 No. 298back

[9] Paragraph 16 was added by regulation 5 of S.R. 1999 No. 298back

[10] Paragraph 60 was substituted by regulation 4 of S.R. 1996 No. 93back

[11] S.R. 1987 No. 465; paragraph 2(b) was amended by regulation 28 of S.R. 1992 No. 7 and regulation 2(25) of S.R 1996 No. 354back

[12] S.R. 1988 No. 21; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1992 No. 6back

[13] Paragraph (ba) was inserted by regulation 13 of S.R. 1992 No. 6back

[14] S.R. 1992 No. 340; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 289back

[15] The definition of "relevant benefit" was amended by regulation 20(2)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 289back

[16] S.R. 1995 No. 476back

[17] S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23); Article 28E(5) and Schedule 4B were inserted by Article 3(1) and (3) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13); Articles 40 and 47 were amended by paragraphs 25 and 31(a) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) and Article 48 was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995back

[18] 1992 c. 8back

[19] Section 22(5) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15))back

[20] Section 45A was inserted by Article 124(1) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22))back

[21] S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)back

[22] S.I. 1995/2702 (N.I. 13)back

[23] S.R. 1975 No. 113; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1991 No. 528, S.R. 1995 No. 479 and S.R. 1996 No. 430back

[24] Regulation 7C was inserted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1995 No. 479 and amended by regulation 2(4) of S.R. 1996 No. 430back

[25] S.R. 1987 No. 150; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 22, S.R. 1992 No. 6, S.R. 1996 No. 423 and S.R. 1997 No. 155back

[26] Regulation 4(1)(a) was amended by regulation 3(1)(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 22, regulation 9(2) of S.R. 1992 No. 6 and regulation 3 of S.R. 1996 No. 423back

[27] Regulation 5(b) was amended by regulation 4(b) of S.R. 1988 No. 22 and regulation 9(3) of S.R. 1992 No. 6back

[28] Regulation 6 was substituted by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 1997 No. 155back

[29] S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 146, S.R. 1992 Nos. 6 and 147, S.R. 1994 No. 327 and S.R. 1995 No. 67back

[30] Regulation 42(2)(e) was inserted by regulation 5(c) of S.R. 1992 No. 147back

[31] Regulation 43A was inserted by regulation 6 of S.R. 1990 No. 345 and paragraphs (3)(b) and (4)(b) were added by regulation 5(a) and (b) of S.R. 1991 No. 47 and amended by regulation 8 of S.R. 1992 No. 404back

[32] Paragraph 61 was substituted by regulation 4 of S.R. 1996 No. 93back

[33] S.R. 1992 No. 341; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1995 No. 162, S.R. 1996 Nos. 317 and 590 and S.R. 1999 No. 246 (C. 20)back

[34] Regulation 10A was inserted by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 1996 No. 590 and amended by Article 9(5) of S.R. 1999 No. 246 (C. 20)back

[35] Paragraph 2(1A) was inserted by regulation 3(7)(b)(ii) of S.R. 1996 No. 590 and amended by Article 9(9)(b)(i) of S.R. 1999 No. 246 (C. 20)back

[36] Paragraph 5(5) was added by regulation 3(7)(d) of S.R. 1996 No. 590 and amended by Article 9(9)(e)(i) of S.R. 1999 No. 246 (C. 20)back

[37] Paragraph (3) was amended by regulation 4(8)(b) of S.R. 1996 No. 317back

[38] S.R. 1995 No. 478back

[39] S.R. 1996 No. 198; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulationsback

[40] S.R. 1996 No. 541; regulation 9 was substituted by regulation 9(3) of S.R. 1998 No. 8back

[41] S.R. 1996 No. 519; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulationsback

[42] S.R. 1996 No. 622; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulationsback

[43] Regulation 7B was inserted by regulation 3 of S.R. 1991 No. 528 and amended by regulation 2(4) of S.R. 1996 No. 430back

[44] Regulation 9 was substituted by regulation 2(7) of S.R. 1996 No. 430back

[45] Regulation 42(2)(f) was inserted by regulation 5(c) of S.R. 1992 No. 147back

[46] Paragraph 12(1)(a)(i) was amended by regulation 30(c)(i) of S.R. 1988 No. 146, regulation 10(4)(b)(i) of S.R. 1992 No. 6, regulation 2(9)(a)(i) of S.R. 1994 No. 327 and regulation 2(12)(a)(i) of S.R. 1995 No. 67back

[47] Regulation 43A(3)(d) and (4)(d) were added by regulation 8 of S.R. 1992 No. 404 and amended by regulation 8(a) and (b) of S.R. 1996 No. 334back

[48] Paragraph 12(1)(a)(i) was amended by regulation 17(a)(i) of S.R. 1988 No. 424, regulation 11(4)(b)(i) of S.R. 1992 No. 6, regulation 11(a)(i) of S.R. 1994 No. 335 and regulation 8(a) of S.R. 1995 No. 129back

[49] Paragraph 60 was substituted by regulation 4 of S.R. 1996 No. 93back

[50] Paragraph (a) was amended by regulation 9(18) of S.R. 1995 No. 162back

[51] Definition of "disability working allowance" was inserted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1991 No. 528back

[52] Definition of "disability working allowance" was inserted by regulation 10(2) of S.R. 1992 No. 6back

[53] Definition of "disability working allowance" was inserted by regulation 11(2) of S.R. 1992 No. 6back