Legislation – The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
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Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance, State Pension Credit, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit – definition of prisoner2.
(1)
F1Where the Department is satisfied that it is expedient as a result of coronavirus disease and in such cases as the Department determines the Regulations in paragraph (2) are to be read as if the definition of “prisoner” did not include a person on temporary release in accordance with the provisions of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 M1.
(2)
The regulations are—
(a)
the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 M2;
(b)
the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 M3;
(c)
the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 M4;
(d)
the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 M5; and
(e)
the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 M6.