The Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Made: 6th August 2013

Coming into operation: 1st September 2013

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(d), 129(A)(2) and 171(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in it .

Proposals in respect of these Regulations were not referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee since it appeared to the Department for Social Development that by reason of the urgency of the matter it was expedient to do so .

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and come into operation on 1st September 2013.

• (2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations

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• (1) The Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

• (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) omit the definition of “applicable consumer prices index”.

• (3) In regulation 3 (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations)—

• (a) in paragraph (2) , for “In 2012 and in each subsequent year, no more than 20 working days after the applicable consumer prices index is published,” substitute “ In 2014 and in each subsequent year, on the date specified in paragraph (2A), ”; and

• (b) after paragraph (2) insert—

(2A) The date specified for the purposes of paragraph (2) is— (a) 15th January where that is a Wednesday; or (b) where 15th January is not a Wednesday, the first Wednesday following 15th January.

• (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 6th August 2013

Anne McCleery — A senior officer of the — Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c. 7; section 129A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

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

[^f00003]: See sections 149(2) and 150(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

[^f00004]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00005]: S.R. 2008 No. 100; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2011 No.51 and S.R. 2012 No.157

[^f00006]: The definition of “applicable consumer prices index” was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2012 No. 157

[^f00007]: Regulation 3 was amended by S.R. 2011 No. 51 and S.R. 2012 No. 157

Editorial notes

[^c21879331]: 1992 c. 7; section 129A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

[^c21879341]: See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

[^c21879351]: See sections 149(2) and 150(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

[^c21879361]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^c21879371]: S.R. 2008 No. 100; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2011 No.51 and S.R. 2012 No.157

[^c21879381]: The definition of “applicable consumer prices index” was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2012 No. 157

[^c21879391]: Regulation 3 was amended by S.R. 2011 No. 51 and S.R. 2012 No. 157

[^key-008cd9b46dcf8193d3c36e8ec9f2d0fe]: Reg. 2(4) revoked (13.1.2014) by The Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations and Local Housing Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/303), regs. 1(1), 3, Sch.