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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Educational Maintenance Allowance Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall, subject to paragraph (2), come into operation on 16th August 1999.
(2) In relation to any particular claimant for either family credit or disability working allowance, regulation 2 shall have effect, where a claimant has an award of either of those benefits—
(a) which expires on 16th August 1999, on 17th August 1999;
(b) which expires after 16th August 1999, on the day following the expiration of that award.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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(1) For each of the paragraphs specified in paragraph (2) (which relate to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
 Any—
(a) educational maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc.), or
(b) sum (not being an allowance coming within sub-paragraph (a)) in respect of a course of study attended by a child or young person payable by virtue of regulations made under Article 50, 51 or 55(1) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (provisions to assist persons to take advantage of educational facilities).”.
(2) The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—
(a) paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992;
(b) paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Family Credit (General) Regulations) (Northern Ireland) 1987;
(c) paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
(d) paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
(e) paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
John O'Neill
Assistant Secretary
16th June 1999.The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland hereby consents to regulation 2(1) and (2)(c) of the foregoing Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland on
J. McCormick
Assistant Secretary
16th June 1999.