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This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2016.
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(1) The following provisions of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 come into force on 1st June 2016.
(2) In Part 3 (working-age benefits)—
(a) in Chapter 1 (jobseeker’s allowance)—
(i) Articles 51 and 52, for the purpose of making regulations;
(ii) in Schedule 7, paragraph 3, for the purpose of making regulations;
(b) in Chapter 2 (employment and support allowance), Article 62.
(3) In Part 4 (other benefit changes)—
(a) Article 70(3) and (4);
(b) Article 72(1) and (2), for the purpose of making regulations.
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(1) The following provisions of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 come into force on 31st October 2016.
(2) In Part 4 (other benefit changes)—
(a) Article 70(1) and (2);
(b) Article 71;
(c) Article 72(1) and (2), for remaining purposes;
(d) Articles 73 and 74.
(3) In Part 8 (repeals), Part 6 of Schedule 12.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Priti Patel
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
25th May 2016