The Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Made: 8th March 2002

Coming into operation: 30th March 2002

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 134(1)(a) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992[^f00001], and now vested in it[^f00002], and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 30th March 2002.

• (2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[^f00003] shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendment of the Regulations

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In regulation 3(1)(b) of the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002[^f00004] (transitional provision), the word “expected” shall be omitted.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 8th March 2002.

John O'Neill — Senior Officer of the — Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002.

In particular, regulation 2 corrects an error in a transitional provision.

These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c. 7; section 134(1) was substituted by Article 66(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10))

[^f00002]: See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

[^f00003]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00004]: S.R. 2002 No. 14