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) 2004 and shall come into operation on 12th May 2004. 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 ; “the Recovery of Benefits Regulations ” means the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 ; “the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses Regulations ” means the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the State Pension Credit Regulations ” means the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland ) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. Common amendments relating to interpretation 2 In regulation 2(1) of each of the Housing Benefit Regulations and the Income Support Regulations and regulation 1(2) of each of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations and the State Pension Credit Regulations – a in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or the Eileen Trust” there shall be substituted “, the Eileen Trust or the Skipton Fund”; b immediately after the definitions of – i in the Housing Benefit Regulations , the Income Support Regulations and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations , “single claimant”, and ii in the State Pension Credit Regulations , “residential care home”, there shall be inserted the following definition – “the Skipton Fund” means the ex-gratia payment scheme administered by the Skipton Fund Limited, incorporated on 25th March 2004, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from hepatitis C and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with the scheme’s provisions; . Common amendments relating to capital to be disregarded 3 1 In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (2) for “or the Independent Living Funds” there shall be substituted “, the Independent Living Funds or the Skipton Fund”. 2 The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (1) are – a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b paragraph 22(1) of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations; c paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 5 to the State Pension Credit Regulations. 3 In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (4) for “and the Eileen Trust” there shall be substituted “, the Eileen Trust and the Skipton Fund”. 4 The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (3) are – a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b paragraph 22(7) of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations; c paragraph 15(7) of Schedule 5 to the State Pension Credit Regulations. 5 In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (6) after “the Eileen Trust” there shall be inserted “, the Skipton Fund”. 6 The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (5) are – a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b paragraph 27(1) of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations. Further amendment of the Income Support Regulations 4 In paragraph 12(1)(d)(i) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations (applicable amounts) for “Social Security (Hospital In-Patient) Regulations (Northern Ireland)1975” there shall be substituted “Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 or the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland)1992 ”. Amendment of the Recovery of Benefit Regulations relating to the Skipton Fund 5 In regulation 2(2) of the Recovery of Benefit Regulations (exempted trusts and payments) – a in sub-paragraph (i) for “10th April 1992.” there shall be substituted “10th April 1992;”; b after sub-paragraph (i) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph – j any payment made from the Skipton Fund, the ex-gratia payment scheme administered by the Skipton Fund Limited, incorporated on 25th March 2004, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from hepatitis C and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with the scheme’s provisions. . Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses Regulations relating to the Skipton Fund 6 In regulation 7(2) of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses Regulations (deductions from an award of a funeral payment) – a for “or the Eileen Trust” there shall be substituted “, the Eileen Trust or the Skipton Fund”; b for “and “the Eileen Trust”” there shall be substituted “, “the Eileen Trust” and “the Skipton Fund””. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 6th May 2004. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to regulations 2, 3(1) and 2(a), (3), (4)(a), (5) and (6)(a) of the foregoing Regulations. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 7th May 2004. Ciaran Doran Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel