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Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament under section 190(1)(aa) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f1 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 2000

Coming into force 3rd April 2000

Whereas a draft of this Instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 190(1)(aa) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 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 2A, 2B(6) and (7), 5(1)(a) and (b), 6(1)(a) and (b), 7A, 189(1), (4) to (7A) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992^f3 and 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, by this Instrument, which contains only regulations made by virtue of or consequential upon sections 57 and 71 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and which is made before the end of a period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions^f5, hereby make the following Regulations:

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f1: 1992 c. 5; paragraph (aa) was inserted in sub-section (1) by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), Schedule 12, paragraph 83.
f2: Sections 2A, 2B and 7A were all inserted by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, sections 57 and 71 respectively; section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”; section 189 (7A) was inserted by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Schedule 12, paragraph 82.
f3: 1992 c. 53.
f4: See section 176(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
f5: See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.