HOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Education Maintenance Allowance Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 7th February 2000. 2 In these Regulations— ... “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 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Disregard of education maintenance allowance 2 1 For each of the paragraphs specified in paragraph (2) (which relate to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph— Any— education maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc. ), or sum (not being an allowance coming within sub-paragraph ( a )) in respect of a course of study attended by a child or young person payable by virtue of regulations made under Article 50, 51 or 55(1) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (provisions to assist persons to take advantage of educational facilities). . 2 The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations; c paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations. 3 At the end of each of the Schedules specified in paragraph (4) (which relate to capital to be disregarded) there shall be added the following paragraph bearing the respective specified paragraph number— Any education maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc.) which is payable as a termly bonus or as an achievement bonus at the end of an academic term but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of that allowance. . 4 The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (3) are— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b paragraph 56 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations ; c paragraph 50 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations . Revocation and saving 3 The Social Security (Educational Maintenance Allowance Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 are hereby revoked except to the extent that regulation 2(2)( a ) and ( b ) of those Regulations substitutes the provisions specified in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th January 2000. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulations 2(1), (2)( a ), (3), and (4)( a ) and 3 of the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 14th January 2000. J. G. Sullivan Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel