2005 No. 573

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 2) Regulations 2005

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 131(3)(b), 135(1), 136(3), 136A(3), 137(1) and (2)(h) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1 and sections 6(1)(1), 189(1), (4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M2 and paragraphs 4(6), 20(1)(b) and 23(1) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 M3 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it M4 and after consultation with the organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned M5, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

1992 c. 4; section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); section 131(3)(b) was substituted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992; section 136A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16); section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”.

M2

1992 c. 5; section 191 is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribe”.

M3

2000 c. 19; paragraph 23(1) is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”.

M4

See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

M5

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