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These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2001.
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(1) The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “20% of the basic pension” there shall be inserted the following definition—“
 “39% of the basic pension” means an amount equal to 39 per cent. of the basic pension rounded to the nearest 5 pence, 2½ pence being rounded to the next 5 pence above;”.
(3) In regulation 5(b) (adjustment of personal benefit after 6 weeks in hospital) for “40%” there shall be substituted “39%”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 15th March 2001.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
