The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1724 as amended) (“the principal Regulations”) by—

• making an exception from the definition of “postcode district” in regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations for postcode districts identified with alpha suffixes (regulation 2);

• providing for a procedure to be operated when a weather station specified in Schedule 1 is unable to provide temperature information in respect of a certain day or period (regulation 3);

• substituting the list of weather stations and applicable postcode districts in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations with a new list which largely re-enacts the list in the former Schedule 1 but which also adds two new weather stations, replaces four stations which are due to close and enacts certain other changes to postcodes and to weather station linkages (regulation 4 and Schedule 1). Schedule 2 to these Regulations replaces Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations to take account of the new Schedule 1 (regulation 5 and Schedule 2).

The Postcode Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the postcode maps may be obtained from their publishers. A person may establish the current postcode for their address by contacting the Royal Mail Postcode Enquiries office (tel. no. 0345 111222).

These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.