These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 6th March 2006.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

• “the 1987 Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 M1;

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

• “Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 M3;

• “the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 M4;

• “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 M5;

• “the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 M6;

• “the consolidating Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit Regulations, the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, the Housing Benefit Regulations and the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations.