Citation and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Paternity and Adoption) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force—

a

for the purposes of regulations 2(5)(a) and 3(3), on 24th November 2002;

b

for all other purposes, on the date on which Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Employment Act 2002 M1 comes into force.

2

In these Regulations—

a

F1“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 M2;

b

F1“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 M3;

c

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M4; and

d

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 M5.