Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 17th March 1997

Laid before Parliament 19th March 1997

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 130(2), (4) and (5), 137(1) and (2)(i) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1, sections 136(2), 189(1) and (4) to (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned^f3 and after reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee^f4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4; section 123(1)(e) and 131 were substituted and section 130 was amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); section 137(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
f2: 1992 c. 5; section 191 is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.
f3: See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 176(1).
f4: See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 172(1).