HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 29th March 2004. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 2 In regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (interpretation) – a for the definition of “dwelling occupied as the home” there shall be substituted the following definition – “dwelling occupied as the home” means the dwelling together with any garage, garden and outbuildings normally occupied by the claimant as his home, including any part thereof not so occupied which it is impracticable or unreasonable to sell separately, together with – any agricultural land adjoining that dwelling, and any land not adjoining that dwelling which it is impracticable or unreasonable to sell separately; ; b the definition of “premises” shall be omitted. Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 4 In regulation 1(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (interpretation) for the definition of “dwelling occupied as the home” there shall be substituted the following definition – “dwelling occupied as the home” means the dwelling together with any garage, garden and outbuildings normally occupied by the claimant as his home, including any part thereof not so occupied which it is impracticable or unreasonable to sell separately, together with – any agricultural land adjoining that dwelling, and any land not adjoining that dwelling which it is impracticable or unreasonable to sell separately; . Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 5 In regulation 1(2) of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (citation, commencement and interpretation) – a for the definition of “dwelling occupied as the home” there shall be substituted the following definition – “dwelling occupied as the home” means the dwelling together with any garage, garden and outbuildings normally occupied by the claimant as his home, including any part thereof not so occupied which it is impracticable or unreasonable to sell separately, together with – any agricultural land adjoining that dwelling, and any land not adjoining that dwelling which it is impracticable or unreasonable to sell separately; ; b in Schedule 5 (income from capital) in paragraph 6 for sub-paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph – 2 In this paragraph “dwelling” means the dwelling occupied as the home formerly so occupied by the claimant. . Amendment of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 12th February 2004. John O'Neill A Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulations 3 and 6 of the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 13th February 2004. Ciaran Doran A Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel