Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008.

Subject to paragraph (3) these Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2009.

Regulations 8 and 9 shall come into force on 27th November 2008.

In these Regulations—

• “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006^f1;

• “the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006^f2;

• “the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006^f3;

• “the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006^f4.