The Social Security Amendment (Capital) Regulations 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 2250

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security Amendment (Capital) Regulations 1998

Made

15th September 1998

Laid before Parliament

21st September 1998

Coming into force

12th October 1998

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 123(1), 136(3), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 12(1), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation, in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, 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; sections 123(1) and 137(1) were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), paragraphs 1(1) and 9; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and 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 meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

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

(4)

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), sections 170 and 173(1)(b); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must be referred to the Committee. Section 173(7) defines “regulations”.