The Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations 2000

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 115(3), (4) and (7), 123(5) and (6), 166(3) and 167 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999M1, sections 64(1), 68(4), 70(4), 71(6), 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 135(1), 136(3) and (4), 137(1)M2 and (2)(i) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M3, section 5(1)(a) and (b), 189(1) and (4) and 191M4 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992M5, sections 12(1) and (2), 35(1)M6 and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995M7 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this Instrument, which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and which is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of that ActM8 and, in so far as they relate to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with the agreement of such organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned that consultation should not be undertakenM9 hereby make the following Regulations: