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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and shall come into operation on 28th October 2021.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(3) The substitution made by regulation 2(2) does not have effect in relation to a claim for universal credit, or an award of universal credit without a claim, made before 28th October 2021.
(4) The amendments made by regulation 2(3) do not have effect in relation to claims made before 28th October 2021.
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(1) The Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 2(1A) (persons not excluded from specified benefits under section 115 of the Act) for “paragraphs 2, 3 and 4” substitute “paragraphs 2 and 3”.
(3) In Part II of the Schedule (persons not excluded from certain benefits under section 115 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999) in paragraph 2 (in so far as it does not relate to child benefit)—
(a) omit sub-paragraph (a);
(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for the words “an EU Agreement in sub-paragraph (a)” substitute “an agreement under Article 217 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 7th October 2021
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
