The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 2745

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996

Made

28th October 1996

Laid before Parliament

30th October 1996

Coming into force

25th November 1996

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(2) and (3), 80(7), 89, 112, 119 and 175(1),(3) and (4) of, and paragraph 4(6) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(n) and (r), 71(7), 189(4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreeement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it(3) hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4. Section 89 was amended by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18), section 11(1), Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 26. Section 112 was amended by the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18), section 240, Schedule 1, paragraph 51(4).

(2)

1992 c. 5; section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.

(3)

See section 173(1)(b) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).