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"the Housing Benefit Regulations" means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987[6];

"the Income Support Regulations" means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987[7];

"the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations" means the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996[8].

    (3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[9] shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Disregards
     2.  - (1) In sub-paragraph (a) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) for the sum "£265" there shall be substituted the sum "£270".

    (2) In sub-paragraph (b) of each of the provisions specified in paragraph (3) for the sum "£327" there shall be substituted the sum "£340".

    (3) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) (which relate respectively to sums to be disregarded from the calculation of grant income and from student loans) are -

(a) regulations 53(2A)[10] and 57A(5)[11] of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(b) regulations 62(2A)[12] and 66A(5)[13] of the Income Support Regulations;

(c) regulations 131(3)[14] and 136(5)[15] of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations.

Calculation of grant income
     3.  - (1) In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) -

(a) for sub-paragraph (cc) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph -


" (cc) any grant paid under the Schedule to the Education (Assembly Learning Grant Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2002[16];";



(b) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be added the following -

" and
(e) any grant paid under regulation 16(7) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003[17].".

    (2) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) (calculation of grant income) are -

(a) regulation 53(2B) of the Housing Benefit Regulations[18];

(b) regulation 62(2B) of the Income Support Regulations[19];

(c) regulation 131(3A) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations[20].

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on


9th July 2003.

L.S.

John O'Neill
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development


The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulations 2(1), (2) and (3)(a) and 3(1) and (2)(a) of the foregoing Regulations.



Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on


10th July 2003.

L.S.

Rodney Scott
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel

[2] S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)back

[3] See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481back

[4] 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. 481back

[5] See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)back

[6] S.R. 1987 No. 461; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1990 No. 297, S.R. 1999 No. 317, S.R. 2001 No. 278 and S.R. 2002 Nos. 222 and 270back

[7] S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1990 No. 297, S.R. 1999 No. 317, S.R. 2001 No. 278 and S.R. 2002 Nos. 222 and 270back

[8] S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1999 No. 317, S.R. 2001 No. 278 and S.R. 2002 Nos. 222 and 270back

[9] 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)back

[10] Paragraph (2A) was substituted by regulation 4(4)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2002 No. 222back

[11] Regulation 57A was inserted by regulation 3(9) of S.R. 1990 No. 297 and paragraph (5) was added by regulation 4(6)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2002 No. 222back

[12] Paragraph (2A) was substituted by regulation 3(3)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2002 No. 222back

[13] Regulation 66A was inserted by regulation 4(7) of S.R. 1990 No. 297 and paragraph (5) was added by regulation 3(5)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2002 No. 222back

[14] Paragraph (3) was substituted by regulation 2(3)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2002 No. 222back

[15] Paragraph (5) was added by regulation 2(5)(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 317 and amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and regulation 3 of S.R. 2002 No. 222back

[16] S.I. 2002/1857 (W. 181) as amended by S.I. 2002/2814 (W. 271)back

[17] S.R. 2003 No. 298back

[18] Paragraph (2B) was inserted by regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and amended by regulation 4 of S.R. 2002 No. 222 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2002 No. 270back

[19] Paragraph (2B) was inserted by regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and amended by regulation 4 of S.R. 2002 No. 222 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2002 No. 270back

[20] Paragraph (3A) was inserted by regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 278 and amended by regulation 4 of S.R. 2002 No. 222 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2002 No. 270back

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