1996 No. 2545

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 128(1)(a)(i) and (5), 129(1)(c)(i) and (8), 135(1), 136(3) and (4), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992F1 and sections 4(5), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995F2 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation, in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedF3 and after reference to the Social Security Advisory CommitteeF4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

1992 c. 4; sections 135 and 137 are amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".

F2

1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “regulations".