1999 No. 2556
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1999
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 123(1), 124(1)(e), 135(1), 136(3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and (2)(d), 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1, sections 21, 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995M2 and sections 1(1), 5(1)(a), 6(1)(a), 63(2A), 128A(1), 189(1) and (3) to (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992M3 and of 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 the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concernedM4 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itM5, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1995 c.18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".
1992 c.5; section 6(1) was amended to have effect in relation to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), paragraph 12(1); sections 63(2A) and 128A were inserted by section 28 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18); section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe".
See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).
See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments" in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.
1992 c.4; sections 123 and 137 were amended to have effect in relation to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), paragraphs 1 and 9; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".