This Statutory Instrument has been amended by SI 2000/2422 which is printed herein as pages 31-32 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of SI 200/1922/1981.
Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
18th July 2000
Laid before Parliament
19th July 2000
Coming into force
1st August 2000
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1), 130(2) and (4), 136(3), (4) and (5), 137(1) and 175(1) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1 and sections 12, 35(1) and 36 of the Jobseekers Act 1995M2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in so far as the Regulations relate to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedM3 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itM4, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Marginal Citations
M11992 c. 4; sections 123, 130 and 137 were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by section 103 of, and 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".
M21995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings ascribed to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".
M3 See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 176(1) as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
M4 See the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 170 and 173(1)(b) and (7); 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 be referred to the Committee. Section 173(7) defines “regulations".