The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998

This Statutory Instrument has been amended by SI 1998/865 which is printed herein as pages 19—20 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of SI 1998/563.

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 563

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998

Made

4th March 1998

Laid before Parliament

11th March 1998

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1.

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred upon her by sections 64(1), 68(4)(c), 70(4), 71(6), 123(1), 124(1), 128(1), 129(1), 130(1)(a), (2), (4) and (5), 131(1), (3) and (12), 135(1), 136(2), (3) and (5), 137(1), (2)(a) and (i), 146A, 147(1), 175(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1 , sections 5(1)(k) and (p), 32(8), 75(2), 76(1), 189(1) and (3) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992M2 , sections 4(5), 12(1), (2) and (4), 13(3), 35(1), 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 3 and 11 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseekers Act 1995M3 , sections 10(1), (5)(a) and (b) and (7) and 26(1) to (3) of the Child Support Act 1995M4 , paragraph 7A of Schedule 2 to the Abolition of Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 1987M5 , section 146(6), of and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988M6 , sections 24 and 30 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991M7 and section 116(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 6 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992M8 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after consultation, in respect of those provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to her to be representative of the authorities concernedM9 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that these Regulations should not be referred to itM10 , hereby makes the following Regulations:

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c.4; sections 123, 131, 135 and 137 were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14); section 146A was inserted by the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (c.49); sections 137(1) and 147(1) are interpretation provisions and are cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".

M2 1992 c.5; section 5(6) was inserted by section 120 of the Housing Act 1996 (c.52); section 76 was amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe".

M3 1995 c.18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".

M4 1995 c.34.

M5 1987 c.47 (“the 1987 Act"); paragraph 7A was inserted by paragraph 36(1) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c.41). The 1987 Act was repealed by Schedule 14 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) but paragraph 7A of Schedule 2 continues to have effect for the purposes of amending the Community Charges (Deductions from Income Support)(Scotland) Regulations 1989 (S.I.1989/507)(S.59) by virtue of Article 2 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Recovery of Community Charge) Saving Order 1993 (S.I.1993/1780). Paragraph 7A of Schedule 2 to the 1987 Act as continued in effect by virtue of that Order, was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18).

M6 1988 c.41 (“the 1988 Act"); section 146(6) is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed". Paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 was repealed by Schedule 14 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), but continues to have effect for the purposes of amending the Community Charges (Deductions from Income Support)(No.2) Regulations 1990 (S.I.1990/ 545) by virtue of Article 2 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Recovery of Community Charge) Saving Order 1993 (S.I.1993/1780). Paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the 1988 Act as continued in effect by virtue of that Order, was amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995.

M7 1991 c.53.

M8 1992 c.14; paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 were amended by the Jobseekers Act 1995, Schedule 2, paragraphs 75 and 76 respectively. Section 116(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed".

M9 See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).

M10 See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5); paragraph 20 of Schedule 3 to the Child Support Act 1995 (c.34) added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments" in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.