# The Housing Benefit (Recovery of Overpayments) Amendment Regulations 1998, Introduction: Introductory text


This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1997/2435 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that statutory instrument.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 5th October 1998
Laid before Parliament 9th October 1998
Coming into force 30th October 1998
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 75(3) to (7), 189(4) to (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it and after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2454/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-recovery-of-overpayments-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction
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