(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make consequential amendments to the following Regulations and Orders as a result of the introduction of disability living allowance and disability working allowance by inserting references to disability living allowance and disability working allowance–
a
the Adoption Allowance Regulations 1991;
b
the Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989;
c
the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987;
d
the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987;
e
the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987;
f
the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987;
g
the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations 1988;
h
the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975;
i
the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982;
j
the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976;
k
the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979;
l
the Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988;
m
the Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1978;
n
the Social Security (Recoupment) Regulations 1990;
o
the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984;
p
the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979;
q
the Tribunal and Inquiries (Social Security Commissioners) Order 1980.
These Regulations only contain provisions consequential on the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 and are made before the end of the period of 6 months from the coming into force of that enactment and they are, accordingly, in so far as it was required exempt by section 61(5)(a) of the Social Security Act 1986 from reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee and have not been so referred.