Introductory text
SOCIAL SECURITY
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES HOUSING, SCOTLAND
Made 6th May 1992
Laid before Parliament 6th May 1992
Coming into force 7th May 1992
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 20(1), 22(8), 22(9)(a) to (c), 51(1)(h), 51A(1)(h) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986M1, sections 22(5) and 30(1) of the Social Security Act 1989M2 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975M3 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, so far as these Regulations relate to housing benefit and community charge benefits, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedM4, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to itM5, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
1986 c.50; section 20(1) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c.41), Schedule 10, paragraph 2(2) and by the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (c.21), section 6(2); section 51A was inserted by the 1988 Act, Schedule 10, paragraph 8; section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
- M2
1989 c.24; section 30 is cited because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
- M3
1975 c.14; subsection (3A) was inserted by section 62(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by section 83(1) of that Act.
- M4
See section 61(7) of the Social Security Act 1986; section 61(7) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c.41), Schedule 10, paragraph 10.
- M5
See section 61(1)(b) and (10) of the Social Security Act 1986; the definition of “regulations” was added to section 61(10) by the Social Security Act 1989 (c.24), Schedule 8, paragraph 12(4).