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(1) These Regulations shall be cited as the Social Security (Lebanon) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 28th July 2006.
(2) These Regulations shall cease to have effect on 30th January 2007 and the following Regulations shall have effect on and after that date as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made—
(a) the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
(b) the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
(c) the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;
(d) the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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(1) Regulation 21AA of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (special cases: supplemental—persons from abroad) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) At the end of paragraph (4)(i) omit “or”.
(3) At the end of paragraph (4)(j) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—“
(k) a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.”.
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(1) Regulation 7A of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (persons from abroad) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) At the end of paragraph (5ZB)(j) omit “or”.
(3) After paragraph (5ZB)(j) insert—“
(jj) a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there; or”.
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(1) Regulation 85A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (special cases: supplemental—persons from abroad) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) At the end of paragraph (4)(i) omit “or”.
(3) At the end of paragraph (4)(j) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—“
(k) a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.”.
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(1) Regulation 2 of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (persons not in Northern Ireland) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) At the end of paragraph (4)(i) omit “or”.
(3) At the end of paragraph (4)(j) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—“
(k) a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 27th July 2006
John O'Neill
A senior officer of the
Department for Social Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to regulation 3.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 27th July 2006
Mary McIvor
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
