
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 21st September 2015.
2 

(1) The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 2(1)(a)(ii) (social fund winter fuel payments) for “Switzerland or an EEA state, other than the United Kingdom” substitute “any of the countries listed in the Schedule”.
(3) At the end of the Regulations add the Schedule as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 16th April 2015
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

SCHEDULE
Regulation 2(3)
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SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Countries
Republic of Austria
Kingdom of Belgium
Republic of Bulgaria
Republic of Croatia
Czech Republic
Kingdom of Denmark
Republic of Estonia
Republic of Finland
Federal Republic of Germany
Republic of Hungary
Republic of Iceland
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Italy
Republic of Latvia
Principality of Liechtenstein
Republic of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of Norway
Republic of Poland
Republic of Romania
Slovak Republic
Republic of Slovenia
Kingdom of Sweden
Swiss Confederation.”