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1Citation, commencement and interpretation#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 27th October 2008.
(2)In these Regulations —• “the principal Regulations” means the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 ; and• “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 .
2Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations#
(1)Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation) is amended as follows provided by paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)In the definition of “family”, after sub-paragraph (a), insert —“aa in regulation 5(1) (cc), in relation to a person who is receiving income–related employment and support allowance it has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008,”
(3)After the definition of “income–based jobseeker’s allowance” insert —““income–related employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance, entitlement to which is based on section 1 (2)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;”
3Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal Regulations#
In regulation 5 of the principal Regulations (entitlement to full remission and payment), in paragraph (1) —
(a)after sub–paragraph (c) insert —“cc he is receiving income–related employment and support allowance;”
(b)in sub–paragraph (d), after “income based jobseeker’s allowance” insert “, income–related employment and support allowance”.
4Modification of the Income Support Regulations in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations#
(1)Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (Modifications of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987) is amended as provided by paragraph (2).
(2)In Table A, in the modifications of regulation 66A of the Income Support Regulations (treatment of student loans), in the first entry, for “Guide to Student Support issued by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland 2007-2008” substitute “Guide to Student Support issued by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland 2008-2009”.
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