The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 2308

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2004

Made

6th September 2004

Laid before Parliament

13th September 2004

Coming into force

4th October 2004

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(3), (5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and (2)(e) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(h) and (i) and 5(2), and 6(1)(h) and (i) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), sections 12(1), (4)(a) and (b) and 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3) and 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(4), and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of the Regulations should not be referred to it(5), makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4. Section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

1995 c. 5.

(3)

1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2).

(4)

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

(5)

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