Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1991/2628/article/43
Timestamp: 2018-09-25 16:04:56
Document Index: 478771892

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 43', 'art. 43', 'art. 43', 'art. 43', 'art. 43', 'art. 43']

art. 43 power to amend conferred by 2008 c. 10 (N.I.) s. 40(1)
art. 43 repealed by 2008 c. 10 (N.I.) s. 7(b) Sch. 5
art. 43(10) words substituted by 2007 c. 2 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 2(5)
art. 43(11) words inserted by 2007 c. 2 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 2(6)
art. 43(11) words repealed by 2010 c. 13 (N.I.) Sch. 4 Pt. 1
art. 43(11) words repealed by 1999 c. 10 Sch. 6
X2F2Failure to comply with obligations imposed by Article 9N.I.
(2) [F3The Department] may serve written notice on the parent requiring the parent, before the end of the specified period, either to comply or to give [F4the Department] reasons for failing to do so.
(3) When the specified period has expired, [F5the Department] shall consider whether, having regard to any reasons given by the parent, there are reasonable grounds for believing that, if the parent were to be required to comply, there would be a risk of the parent or of any children living with the parent suffering harm or undue distress as a result of complying.
(4) If [F6the Department] considers that there are such reasonable grounds, [F7it] shall—
(5) If [F6the Department] considers that there are no such reasonable grounds, [F7it] may [F8, except in prescribed circumstances,] give a reduced benefit direction with respect to the parent.
(6) Where [F6the Department] gives a reduced benefit direction [F7it] shall send a copy of it to the parent.
[F9(7) Schedule 4C shall have effect for applying Articles 18, 19, 22 and 28ZA to 28ZC to decisions with respect to reduced benefit directions.]
“reduced benefit direction” means a direction F10. . . that the amount payable by way of any relevant benefit to, or in respect of, the parent concerned be reduced by such amount, and for such period, as may be prescribed;
“relevant benefit” means income support, [F11an income-based jobseeker’s allowance]F12. . . or any other benefit of a kind prescribed for the purposes of Article 9; and
F81995 NI 13
F111995 NI 15
F121999 c. 10