Tax Credits Act 2002 Schedule 4 paragraph 10

Amendment to section 165(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

Schedule 4 paragraph 10 amends section 165(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, which deals with powers to make regulations and orders by statutory rule, by clarifying that those powers apply specifically to the Department or the Lord Chancellor.

• This paragraph amends section 165(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
• Section 165(3) concerns powers to make regulations and orders exercisable by statutory rule
• The amendment inserts the words "on the Department or the Lord Chancellor" after the word "Act"
• The effect is to clarify which bodies hold the relevant regulation-making and order-making powers under the Act

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