
2006 No. 320
HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Lebanon) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
Made 27th July 2006
Coming into operation 28th July 2006

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 131(1) and (2), 133(2) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and Articles 6(5) and (12) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, and now vested in it, and sections 1(5)(a) and 19(1), (2)(a) and (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.
Regulation 3 is made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel.

Proposals in respect of these Regulations were not referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee since it appeared to the Department for Social Development that by reason of the urgency of the matter it was inexpedient to do so.
Citation, commencement, effect and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations shall be cited as the Social Security (Lebanon) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 28th July 2006.
(2) These Regulations shall cease to have effect on 30th January 2007 and the following Regulations shall have effect on and after that date as if the amendments made by these Regulations had not been made—
(a) the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;
(d) the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations
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(1) Regulation 21AA of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (special cases: supplemental—persons from abroad) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) At the end of paragraph (4)(i) omit “or”.
(3) At the end of paragraph (4)(j) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—“
(k) a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.”.
Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations
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Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
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(1) Regulation 85A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (special cases: supplemental—persons from abroad) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) At the end of paragraph (4)(i) omit “or”.
(3) At the end of paragraph (4)(j) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—“
(k) a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.”.
Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations
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(1) Regulation 2 of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (persons not in Northern Ireland) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) At the end of paragraph (4)(i) omit “or”.
(3) At the end of paragraph (4)(j) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—“
(k) a person in Northern Ireland who left Lebanon on or after 12th July 2006 because of the armed conflict there.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 27th July 2006
John O'Neill
A senior officer of the
Department for Social Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to regulation 3.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 27th July 2006
Mary McIvor
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
