The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulation 1995

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 626

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulation 1995

Made

8th March 1995

Laid before Parliament

10th March 1995

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 130(4), 131(10), 135(1), 136(5)(a), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 127(1) and (2), 128(1) and (2), and 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), and section 12(1) and (3) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994(3), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(4), and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee(5) that certain proposals within regulations 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14 and 17 of these Regulations should not be referred to it, and by this instrument which contains regulations consequential on, and which is other-wise made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of, the Social Security (Incapacity of Work) Act 1994(6), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4 sections 123(1)(e) and 131 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 were substituted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), section 103 and 118 and Schedule 9, paragraphs 1(1) and 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “pre-scribed”.

(2)

1992 c. 5; section 128(1), 128(2) and 189 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, section 103 and Schedule 9, paragraphs 18(1), 18(2) and 24, Section 61A was inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity of Work) Act 1994 (c. 18), section 6(2).

(3)

1994 c. 18; section 12 came into force on 18th November 1994.

(4)

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

(5)

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 173(1)(b).

(6)

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 173(5).