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Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament under section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 1999

Coming into force 1st April 1999

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f1 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 12(1) and (4)(b), 29(1), (3) and (6)(a) and (c), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f2 and sections 123(1), 136(3) and (5)(b) and (c), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f3, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned^f4 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f5 and whereas these Regulations are made with a view to ascertaining whether their provisions will, or will be likely to, encourage persons to obtain work or will, or will be likely to, facilitate the obtaining by persons of work^f6, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1995 c. 18.
f2: Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
f3: 1992 c. 4; sections 123 and 137 were amended to have effect in relation to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), paragraphs 1 and 9; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
f4: See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).
f5: 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.
f6: See section 29(8) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18).