
2013 No. 167
Housing; Rates; Social Security
The Social Security (Croatia) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
Made 14th June 2013
Coming into operation 1st July 2013
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) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 , Articles 6(5) and (12) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 , section 115(3), (4) and (8) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 , and now vested in it , sections 1(5)(a) and 19(1) and (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002  and sections 4(3) and 25(2)of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 .Regulations 5 and 6 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel .The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulations 5 and 6 should not be referred to it .
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Croatia) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2013.
(2) 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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Amendment of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations
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Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations
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Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations
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Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations
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Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations
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Amendment consequential upon Croatia's Accession to the European Union
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In paragraph 1 of Part II of the Schedule to the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 , after  “on 17th March 1993” add “
            as modified or supplemented from time to time.
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Revocations
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The Social Security (Bulgaria and Romania) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006  and regulations 7(3), 10(5), 14(3), 19(3), 20(3) and 21(7) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011  are revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th June 2013
Stephen McMurray

A senior officer of the
Department for Social Development
The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to regulations 5 and 6.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 14th June 2013
John McKibbin

A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
