
2002 No. 323
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Carer’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
Made 21st October 2002
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4(1)(b) and (c) and (2) of Schedule 1 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, sections 22(5), 70, 79(2), 90, 113, 122(1)(d), 123(1)(e), 131(1), 132(3) and (4)(b), 134(2), 171(1) and (4) of, and paragraph 2(8) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, sections 2A, 5(1), 5A, 71, 74(2), 102(1) and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, section 5 of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Articles 4 and 19(1) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Articles 28(1) and 39(1) and (2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Articles 69 and 73(3), (4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and section 115(3) and (4) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, and now vested in it, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel insofar as its consent is required in respect of paragraph 1(h) of the Schedule hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Carer’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation –
(a) except for the purposes of regulation 3, on 28th October 2002; and
(b) for the purposes of regulation 3, on 1st April 2003.
(2) In these Regulations “the Invalid Care Allowance Regulations” means the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Amendment of the Invalid Care Allowance Regulations
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In regulation 10A(c) of the Invalid Care Allowance Regulations (women aged 65 before 28th October 1994) “and (5)” shall be omitted.
Amendments consequential upon change of name of benefit
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The Schedule (which substitutes, and makes related provision for, references to invalid care allowance) shall have effect.
Revocations
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The following regulations are hereby revoked –
(a) regulations 10 and 11 of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976;
(b) regulation 5(3), (4), (6) and (7) of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance and Invalid Care Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994; and
(c) regulation 2(9) and (10) of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 21st October 2002.
John O'Neill
Senior Officer of the
Department for Social Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to paragraph 1(h) of the Schedule to the foregoing Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 22nd October 2002.
David Thomson
Senior Officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel

SCHEDULE
SUBSTITUTION OF REFERENCES TO INVALID CARE ALLOWANCE AND RELATED PROVISION
Regulation 3
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In each of the following provisions for “invalid care allowance” in each place where those words occur, there shall be substituted “carer’s allowance” preceded, where appropriate, by “a” instead of “an” –
(a) regulation 7A(1) of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975;
(b) regulations 2A, 3(1), 6, 7, 8(1), 9(1), 10A, 11A(b) and 11B of, and Schedule 1 to, the Invalid Care Allowance Regulations;
(c) regulations 1(3) and 12(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977;
(d) regulation 12 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978;
(e) regulations 4(2)(d) and 12 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979;
(f) regulation 17(1)(f) of the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979;
(g) regulation 57(1)(b)(iv) of, and paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 1B and paragraphs 7(2), 13(2), 13(3ZA), 13(3A)(b), 14ZA and 15(5) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 6A(1) of Schedule 8 to, the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
(h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(i) regulations 2 and 4A(2)(d) of, and Part I of Schedule 1 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to, the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
(j) regulation 2(l) and (u) of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988;
(k) regulation 2(1)(e) of the Income Support (Liable Relatives) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990;
(l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(m) regulation 1B(2)(a) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994;
(n) regulations 46(1)(a) and (d), 48(2)(a) and (3), 51(3)(c)(iii), 121(1)(b)(iv), 150(2) and 153(c) of, and paragraph 3(b) of Schedule A1, paragraphs 8(2), 15(1)(c) and (d), (5)(b) and (7), 17, 20(6), 20D(2), 20I(1)(d) and (4)(b), 20J and 20M(4) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 to, the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;
(o) regulation 4(1)(c) of the Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;
(p) regulations 7(a)(i), 10(3) and 13(3) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;
(q) regulation 3 of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;
(r) regulation 4(3)(d) of the Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;
(s) regulations 2(2) and (4)(b) and 11(8) of, and Part II of the Schedule to, the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000;
(t) regulation 4(1)(a)(vi) of the Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;
(u) regulation 13(2)(e) of the Social Security (Claims and Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001; and
(v) regulation 5(4)(b) of the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001.
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In –
(a) regulations 6(17), (22) and (29) and 19(3)(d) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987; and
(b) regulation 3(2)(a) and (5) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996,after “invalid care allowance”, in each place where those words occur, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, carer’s allowance”.