The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 2137

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1994

Made

12th August 1994

Laid before Parliament

19th August 1994

Coming into force

3rd October 1994

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 131(10), 135(1) and (6), 136(3), (4) and (5) (a) and (b), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 5(1)(p), 63, 127(1) and (2), 128(1) and (2), 139(6)(b) and 189(1) and (4) to (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(3), and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(4), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4; section 123(1)(e) and 131 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 was substituted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), section 103 and Schedule 9, paragraphs 1(1) and 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

1992 c. 5; sections 128(2), 139(6) and 189 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, section 103 and Schedule 9, paragraphs 12(1), 18(2), 20(5) and 24.

(3)

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 176(1).

(4)

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992, section 173(1)(b) and (7); section 173(7) defines “regulations”.