Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Social Security
Made
13th October 2016
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 2(1) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016(1).
Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(a) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(2).
1. This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2016.
2. Article 5 (benefit cap) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 comes into force for remaining purposes on 7th November 2016.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Freud
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
13th October 2016
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force Article 5 (benefit cap) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 for remaining purposes on 7th November 2016.
S.I. 2015/2006. (N.I. 1). Article 4 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 was amended by Article 4 of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016.