The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Abolition of Benefit Periods) Amendment Regulations 2004

PART 1 General

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Abolition of Benefit Periods) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 5th April 2004.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(1);

“appropriate relevant authority” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Act;

“benefit period” has the same meaning as in regulation 66 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 57 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations as the case may be, as in force immediately before 5th April 2004;

“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992(2);

“Housing Act functions” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

“relevant authority” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(3).

(1)

2000 c. 19.

(2)

S.I. 1992/1814.

(3)

S.I.1987/1971.