Appointed days
2. (1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 which are specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, so far as they relate to housing benefit, is–
(a) in a case where rent is payable at intervals of one month or any other interval which is not a week or a multiple thereof, 1st April 1988;
(b) in a case where payments by way of rates are not made together with payments of rent at weekly intervals or multiples thereof, 1st April 1988;
(c) in any other case, 4th April 1988.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Social Security Act 1986 which are specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order is 11th April 1988.