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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1991

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PART IINTRODUCTION

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1991.

(2) This Order shall come into force for the purposes of—

(a)articles 1, 2, 18 and 19 on 1st April 1991;

(b)article 9 on 6th April 1991;

(c)article 10 on 7th April 1991;

(d)articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 on 8th April 1991;

(e)articles 12 and 13 on 9th April 1991;

(f)articles 14, 15 and 16, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 8th April 1991, and for the purpose of this and the next following sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations;

(g)article 17(7), in so far as the sums specified are relevant for the purposes of paragraph 9(2)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations, on the first day of the benefit week to commence for the beneficiary on or after 8th April 1991;

(h)except in a case to which sub-paragraph (g) applies, article 17 on 1st April 1991.

(3) The increases made by this Order in the sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the 1975 Act or the Pensions Act shall take effect for each case on the date specified in relation to that case in article 5 of the Order.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the 1975 Act” means the Social Security Act 1975(1);

“the 1986 Act” means the Social Security Act 1986;

“the Pensions Act” means the Social Security Pensions Act 1975(2);

“the Community Charge Benefits Regulations” means the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989(3);

“the Family Credit Regulations” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987(4);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(5); and

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(6).

(3)

S.I. 1989/1321, the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1990/1773.

(4)

S.I. 1987/1973, the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/660 and 1990/320.

(5)

S.I. 1987/1967, the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663, 910, 999, 1228 and 1445 and 1989/534, 1034 and 1678 and 1990/320, 547 and 1776.

(6)

S.I. 1987/1971, the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1444 and 1989/416 and 1017 and 1990/320, 546 and 1775.

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