Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 13th April 1997.
These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant—
in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in arrears in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(i) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulationsf1 (date when change of circumstances is to take effect)—
from the first day of the benefit week which includes 20th April 1997; or
if the claim for income support is for a period beginning after 20th April 1997, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 13th April 1997;
in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in advance in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(ii) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 20th April 1997;
and for this purpose, the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulationsf2 (interpretation).