Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 622
Northern Ireland
Social Security
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Made
6th June 2016
Laid before Parliament
13th June 2016
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Articles 24 and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 ( 1 ) .
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into force immediately after the coming into operation of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016( 2 ).
Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1997
2. In regulation 4 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1997( 3 ) (entitlement to jobseeker’s allowance) after “for the purposes of” insert “Article 8J,”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Priti Patel
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
6th June 2016