The Welfare Reform (2007 Act) (Commencement No. 4 and Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made: 28th March 2008

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59 and 60(1) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (2007 Act) (Commencement No. 4 and Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008.

• (2) Article 3 shall come into operation on 1st April 2008.

• (3) In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is to the section of, or Schedule to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 bearing that number.

Appointed day

2

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

• (a) section 36 (directions by Department);

• (b) section 45 (loss of benefit for commission of benefit offences); and

• (c) paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments) and section 37 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs,

is 1st April 2008.

Consequential provisions

3

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 28th March 2008

John O’Neill — A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article 2 of this Order provides for the coming into operation of sections 36 (directions by Department) and 45 (loss of benefit for commission of benefit offences) of, and paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments) to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 on 1st April 2008.

Article 3 amends the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 consequential upon the coming into operation of section 45.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2007 c. 2 (N.I.)

Editorial notes

[^key-00f002265b0c5e50d8683c7072e243bc]: Art. 1 in operation at made date

[^key-715b4d03d915526d3430aacf0152d055]: Art. 2 in operation at made date

[^key-2a2b8ea26490af8644fddc2862701b51]: Art. 3 revoked (1.9.2011) by The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/291), reg. 1, Sch.