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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Childcare Costs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and come into operation on 4th October 2021.
(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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(1) The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended as follows–
(2) In regulation 35 (Amount of childcare costs element), after paragraph (3), insert–“
(3A) in determining the amount of charges paid for relevant childcare pursuant to regulation 35(2) of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, the Department must not leave out of the account a payment for childcare costs from the Adviser Discretion Fund.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 9th September 2021
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
