The Housing Benefit (Decisions and Appeals and Discretionary Financial Assistance) (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Made: 18th May 2001

Coming into operation: 2nd July 2001

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Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Definitions

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Substitution of references to “appropriate authority”

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Substitution of references to “determination” and related references

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Substitution of references to “review” and related references

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Amendment of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit Regulations

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Evidence and information

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Other consequential amendments

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Revocations

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Maximum housing benefit: consequential amendments

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SCHEDULE 1 — Substitution of references to“appropriate authority” in the Housing Benefit Regulations

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SCHEDULE 2 — Revocation of Provisions in the Housing Benefit Regulations

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 18th May 2001.

John O'Neill — Senior Officer of the — Department for Social Development

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 18th May 2001.

David Sterling — Senior Officer of the — Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c. 8; section 5(1)(hh) was inserted by Article 70 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

[^f00002]: S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)

[^f00003]: 2000 c. 4 (N.I.)

[^f00004]: See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

[^f00005]: See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

[^f00006]: S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 117, S.R. 1990 Nos. 136 and 345, S.R. 1991 Nos. 47, 176 and 337, S.R. 1992 Nos. 141, 404 and 549, S.R. 1993 Nos. 145 and 381, S.R. 1994 No. 335, S.R. 1995 Nos. 129, 367 and 437, S.R. 1996 Nos. 111, 115, 181, 334, 405 and 448, S.R. 1997 Nos. 4, 22, 452 and 454, S.R. 1998 No. 81, S.R. 1999 Nos. 381 and 416, S.R. 2000 Nos. 1, 71, 109 and 265 and S.R. 2001 Nos. 1, 79, 99, 175 and 176

[^f00007]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00008]: S.R. 2001 No. 213

[^f00009]: Definition of “person affected” was amended by regulation 2(b) of S.R. 1994 No. 335 and regulation 4(2)(b) of S.R. 1996 No. 405

[^f00010]: Regulation 73(5) was added by regulation 3(7) of S.R. 1995 No. 367

[^f00012]: Regulation 10A was inserted by regulation 6 of S.R. 1996 No. 111

[^f00013]: Regulation 11 was substituted by regulation 7 of S.R. 1996 No. 111

[^f00017]: In paragraph (16) the definition of “claim-related rent” was inserted by regulation 4(4)(b) of S.R. 2000 No. 1 and the definition of “single room rent” was inserted by regulation 4(f) of S.R. 1996 No. 181

[^f00018]: S.R. 1996 No. 111; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 Nos. 405 and 448, S.R. 1998 No. 324 and S.R. 1999 No. 416

[^f00019]: Regulation 12A was inserted by regulation 9 of S.R. 1996 No. 111

[^f00020]: Regulation 72(4)(c) was amended by regulation 13(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 334

[^f00021]: Regulation 77 was numbered (1) by regulation 8(a) of S.R. 1988 No. 117

[^f00024]: Regulation 94(1A) was inserted by regulation 7(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 181

[^f00025]: Regulation 97(1A) was inserted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2000 No. 265

[^f00026]: Regulation 98 was substituted by regulation 5 of S.R. 1991 No. 176

[^f00027]: Regulation 104 was substituted by regulation 5 of S.R. 2000 No. 265

[^f00028]: Schedule A1 was inserted by regulation 6 of S.R. 1996 No. 448

[^f00029]: Schedule 1A was inserted by regulation 15 of, and Schedule 1 to, S.R. 1996 No. 111 and relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 181 and S.R. 2000 No. 1

[^f00030]: Schedule 1B was inserted by regulation 15 of S.R. 1996 No. 111; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 181 and S.R. 2001 No. 79

[^f00031]: Paragraph 2(3)(c) was amended by regulation 7 of S.R. 1998 No. 81

[^f00032]: Regulation 36(5) was added by regulation 11(c) of S.R. 1993 No. 381

[^f00033]: Regulation 99(4A) was added by regulation 14(b) of S.R. 1991 No. 337

[^f00034]: Relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1992 No. 141 and S.R. 1997 No. 454

[^f00040]: Regulation 61 was amended by regulation 7 of S.R. 1990 No. 345, regulation 6 of S.R. 1992 No. 549, regulation 10 of S.R. 1996 No. 111 and regulation 5 of S.R. 2001 No. 79

[^f00041]: Regulation 11(2) was amended by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 1991 No. 47

[^f00042]: S.R. 1997 No. 170 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00043]: Regulation 35(2B) was inserted by regulation 3(4)(b) of S.R. 1995 No. 367

[^f00044]: Regulation 35(4A) was inserted by regulation 5(a) of S.R. 1995 No. 129

[^f00045]: Regulation 35(4C) was inserted by regulation 3(a) of S.R. 1997 No. 4

[^f00046]: Regulation 35(5A) was inserted by regulation 4(b) of S.R. 2000 No. 109

[^f00047]: Regulation 62A was inserted by regulation 3 of S.R. 1996 No. 115 and paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 4(2)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 381

[^f00048]: Regulation 67 was amended by regulation 9 of S.R. 1990 No. 136 and renumbered (1) by regulation 12(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 334

[^f00049]: Regulation 72(13)(c) was added by regulation 4(3)(a)(iii) of S.R. 1999 No. 381 and amended by regulation 4 of S.R. 2001 No. 99

[^f00050]: Regulation 72(13A) was inserted by regulation 4(3)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 381

[^f00051]: Regulation 73(4) and (5) was added by regulation 3(7) of S.R. 1995 No. 437

[^f00052]: Regulation 76(4) was added by regulation 5 of S.R. 1996 No. 115

[^f00053]: Regulation 76(5) was added by regulation 4(4)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 381

[^f00054]: Regulation 96(5) was added by regulation 12(c) of S.R. 1992 No. 404

[^f00055]: Regulation 99(4A) was added by regulation 14(b) of S.R. 1991 No. 337

[^f00056]: Regulation 104 was substituted by regulation 5 of S.R. 2000 No. 265

[^f00057]: Paragraph 2 was substituted by regulation 6(5)(b) of S.R. 2000 No. 71

[^f00058]: S.R. 2000 No. 71

[^f00059]: Schedule 5A was inserted by regulation 6 of S.R. 1996 No. 115

[^f00060]: Regulation 96A was inserted by regulation 5 of S.R. 1997 No. 452

Editorial notes