Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
8th March 2000
Laid before Parliament
13th March 2000
Coming into force
3rd April 2000
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 30C(3), 86A, 90(a), 122, 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(5)(a), 137(1), 171D, 171G(2) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1 and sections 12(4)(a), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995M2 and the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M3, and with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and of all other powers enabling them 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:
Marginal Citations
M11992 c. 4. Section 123(1)(d) was inserted and section 137 amended, with respect to council tax benefit, by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Sections 30C, 86A, 171D and 171G were inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) and section 175 was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Sections 122, 137(1) and 171G(2) are cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
M21995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".
M3Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.
M4 See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).
M5 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.