The Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 2197

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997

Made

9th September 1997

Laid before Parliament

12th September 1997

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred upon her by sections 123(1), 124(1)(e), 135(1), 136(2) to (4) and (5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and (2)(h) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 4(5), 12(1), (2) and (4)(a) and (b), 13(3), 35(1), 36(2) and (4) and 40 of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to her 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 were substituted and section 130 was amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); section 124(1)(e) was inserted by Schedule 2 paragraph 30(5) to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) and section 137(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

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

(4)

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 170 and 173(1)(b) and the Jobseekers Allowance Act 1995 Schedule 2, paragraph 67(a).