Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made, except that—

(a)

regulations 3, 6 and 9 come into force on 26th October 2009;

(b)

regulations 4, 7 and 10 come into force on 25th October 2010.

(3)

Paragraph (2) is subject to the provisions in the Schedule.

(4)

In these Regulations—

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987^f1;
“the Jobcentre Plus Regulations” means the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews) Regulations 2002^f2;
“the Lone Parents Regulations” means the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2000^f3;
“lone parent” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations.

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