The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 646

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2004

Made

9th March 2004

Laid before Parliament

11th March 2004

Coming into force

1st April 2004

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 140B, 140C(1), (1A) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1) and (4), (5) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the consent of the Treasury(2) and after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(3), hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1992 c. 5. Sections 140B, 140C and 140F were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52). Section 140B was amended by section 10 of and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47) and paragraph 36 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26). Section 140C(1A) was inserted by paragraph 37 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003. Section 189(1) and (4) to (6) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14); section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21); section 189(7) was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997.

(2)

See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), as amended by paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996, paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27), paragraph 57(3) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21).

(3)

See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; a relevant amendment is paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996.