HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation as follows— a regulation 1 on 1st August 1997; b regulation 2( a ) and ( e )— i in a case where a student’s period of study begins on or after 1st August 1997 but before 1st September 1997, on the first day of that period; ii in any other case, on 1st September 1997, so, however, that regulation 2( a ) and ( e ) shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant at the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after the day mentioned in head (i) or the date on or after the day mentioned in head (ii), whichever applies in his case; and for this purpose the expression “benefit week” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations or, as the case may be, in regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ; c regulations 2( b ) and 3— i in a case where a student’s period of study begins on or after 1st August 1997 but before 1st September 1997, on the first Monday of that period; ii in any other case, on 1st September 1997; d regulation 2( c ) and ( d )— i in a case where a student’s period of study begins on or after 1st August 1997 but before 1st September 1997, on the first Tuesday of that period; ii in any other case, on 2nd September 1997, and e regulation 4 on 2nd September 1997. 3 In these Regulations— “the Housing Benefit Regulations ” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 . 4 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment to the calculation of a student’s grant income 2 In the following provisions (which all relate to the calculation of a student’s grant income) for “£280” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “£287”— a regulation 62(2)( g ) of the Income Support Regulations ; b regulation 53(2)( g ) of the Housing Benefit Regulations ; c regulation 38(2)( f ) of the Family Credit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; d regulation 42(2)( e ) of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 ; e regulation 131(2)( f ) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations . Amendment of regulation 51 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 3 In regulation 51(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (eligible rent) for “£17·45” there shall be substituted “£17·85”. Revocation 4 The Income-Related Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are hereby revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 10th July 1997. The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland hereby consents to regulation 2( b ) of the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland on Cynthia Doake Assistant Secretary 11th July 1997.