
2004 No. 163
HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
Made 1st April 2004
Coming into operation 4th May 2004
The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(3) and (4)(b) and (c), 133(2)(d) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Articles 14(1) to (3) and (4)(b) and paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, 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, in so far as regulation 2 is concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of that regulation should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 4th May 2004.
(2) In these Regulations –
 “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
 “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Common amendments
2 
In regulation 2(1) of each of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 and the Income Support Regulations and in regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “self-employment route” there shall be substituted the following definition –“
 “self-employment route” means assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst participating in a programme provided or other arrangements made pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (general functions of Ministry as to employment and training for employment);”.
Other amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations
3 
In the Income Support Regulations in regulation 6(1) (persons not treated as engaged in remunerative work) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph –“
(dd) he is receiving assistance under the self-employment route;”.
Other amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
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In the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations in regulation 53 (persons treated as not engaged in remunerative work) after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following paragraph –“
(bb) he is receiving assistance under the self-employment route;”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 1st April 2004.
John O'Neill
A senior officer of the
Department for Social Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulation 2 of the foregoing Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 2nd April 2004.
Ciaran Doran
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
