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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Tax Credits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 8th September 2005.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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In regulation 1 of the Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a) in paragraphs (3) and (4) for “paragraph (5)” there shall be substituted “paragraphs (4A) to (5)”;
(b) after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—“
(4A) In the case of a person who makes a claim for income support on or after 8th September 2005, regulation 2 and Schedule 1 shall have effect from the date that claim is made.
(4B) Subject to paragraph (4C), in the case of a claimant for income support who applies on or after 8th September 2005 for an amount to be included in his applicable amount in respect of a child or young person, regulation 2 and Schedule 1 shall have effect from the date of that application.
(4C) Paragraph (4B) shall not apply to a claimant for income support who already has an amount included in his applicable amount in respect of a child or young person on the date he makes the application referred to in that paragraph.”;
(c) in paragraphs (7) and (8) for “paragraph (9)” there shall be substituted “paragraphs (8A) to (9)”; and
(d) after paragraph (8) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—“
(8A) In the case of a person who makes a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance on or after 8th September 2005, regulation 3 and Schedule 2 shall have effect from the date that claim is made.
(8B) Subject to paragraph (8C), in the case of a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance who applies on or after 8th September 2005, for an amount to be included in his applicable amount in respect of a child or young person, regulation 3 and Schedule 2 shall have effect from the date of that application.
(8C) Paragraph (8B) shall not apply to a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance who already has an amount included in his applicable amount in respect of a child or young person on the date he makes the application referred to in that paragraph.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 17th August 2005.
D. A. Baker
A senior officer of the
Department for Social Development
