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These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 2nd April 2007.
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(1) The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “the 1998 Order” insert—“
 “area” includes postcode districts;”; and
(b) in the definition of “relevant person”—
(i) for “a postcode district”, in both places, substitute “an area”; and
(ii) in paragraph (a)—(aa) omit the word “or” after sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii); and(bb) after sub-paragraph (iii) add—“
(iv) Part IV of the Schedule and who makes a claim for a specified benefit on or after 2nd April 2007; or”.
(3) After regulation 1 insert—“
1A. 
A relevant person to whom paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant person” applies who, on or after 2nd April 2007,—
(a) ceases to reside in an area identified in one Part of the Schedule; and
(b) immediately begins residing in an area identified in a different Part of the Schedule,shall be treated as continuing to fall within paragraph (a) of that definition.”.
(4) In the Schedule (postcode districts)—
(a) in Part II in the entry relating to BT35—
(i) for “6RB” substitute “6RD”,
(ii) for “6SJ to 6SP” substitute “6SJ, 6SP”,
(iii) for “6SU to 6SY” substitute “6SW”, and
(iv) after “6TU to” insert “6UB, 6UE,”;
(b) in Part III omit “BT17 0LU.”; and
(c) after Part III add—“
PART IVAny area administered by an office which is designated by the Department as a Pathways to Work office for the purposes of these Regulations and not included in Parts I to III.
”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 5th March 2007
(L.S.)John O’Neill
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
