# The Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/1595 · made 9 July 1991

These Regulations further amend the Child Benefitand Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Regulations 1976 by providing that the weekly rate of child benefit in respect of an only, elder or eldest child shall be increased to £9.25and in respect of other children to £7.50.

Made under: Child Benefit Act 1975 (Section 5, Section 24)

## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 9th July 1991
Coming into force 7th October 1991
Whereas a draft of the following regulations was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in conjunction with the Treasury and in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1) and 24(1) of the Child Benefit Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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(1) These Regulations, which may be cited as the Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 1991, shall come into force on 7th October 1991.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Regulations 1976.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (weekly rates of child benefit)–
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for the figure “£8.25” there shall be substituted the figure “£9.25”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for the figure “£7.25” there shall be substituted the figure “£7.50”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Michael Jack
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
5th July 1991
We consent,
Thomas Sackville
Nicholas Baker
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
9th July 1991

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Child Benefitand Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Regulations 1976 by providing that the weekly rate of child benefit in respect of an only, elder or eldest child shall be increased to £9.25and in respect of other children to £7.50.

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