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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 4th January 2000.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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(1) The Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 3(4)(b) (provision against double payment), for “the amount of the award” there shall be substituted “the further amount of the award”.
(3) In regulation 6 (entitlement)—
(a) in paragraph (3), for sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—“
(a) there are one or more immediate family members of the deceased;”;
(b) in paragraph (4)—
(i) before sub-paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—“
(za) a person who has not attained the age of 18;”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), for “aged less than 19” there shall be substituted “has attained the age of 18 but not the age of 19”;
(c) in paragraph (7)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “was a child”, there shall be substituted “had not attained the age of 18”, and
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “a child”, there shall be substituted “a person who had not attained the age of 18”.
(4) In regulation 6A(2) (amount of funeral payment)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for head (ii) there shall be substituted the following head—“
(ii) the fees levied in respect of a burial by the person responsible for the provision and maintenance of cemeteries for the area where the burial takes place in so far as it is necessary to incur those fees;”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for head (i) there shall be substituted the following heads—“
(i) the fees levied in respect of a cremation by the person responsible for the provision and maintenance of crematoria for the area where the cremation takes place in so far as it is necessary to incur those fees,
(ia) the cost of any medical references,”.
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Where, in respect of a death which occurs before 4th January 2000, a claim is made for funeral expenses from the social fund in respect of a funeral which takes place on or before 4th April 2000, regulations 6 and 6A of the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall apply in respect of that claim as if regulation 2(3) and (4) of these Regulations had not been made.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 20th December 1999.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
