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The Family Income Supplements (General) Amendment Regulations 1987

S.I. 1987/281 · Made 27 February 1987

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 27th February 1987

Laid before Parliament 27th February 1987

Coming into force 24th March 1987

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 6(3) of the Family Income Supplements Act 1970f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposals to make these regulations should not be referred to itf2, hereby makes the following regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1

1970 c. 55; section 6(3) was amended by s. 25 of, and paragraph 1(1) and (3) of Schedule 8 to, the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41).

f2

See section 10(2) of the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Insertion of new regulation 3A in the Family Income Supplements (General) Regulations 1980
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the Family Income Supplements (General) Amendment Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 24th March 1987.

2Insertion of new regulation 3A in the Family Income Supplements (General) Regulations 1980

After regulation 3 of the Family Income Supplements (General) Regulations 1980f1 there shall be inserted the following regulation:—

“Termination of awards

3A

Notwithstanding any provision in the Act or these regulations, where a claim is made on or after 24th March 1987 the period for which benefit is payable on the claim shall expire on a date not later than 11th April 1988.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

John Major

Minister of State,

Department of Health and Social Security

27th February 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations insert a new regulation 3A in the Family Income Supplements (General) Regulations 1980 which makes provision for awards of family income supplements to terminate not later than 11th April 1988, the day of the coming into operation of the new Family Credit legislation.