Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Discretionary Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 31st March 1998 but paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e), (g) and (h) of regulation 2 shall have effect from 25th July 1996.

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Local Government (Discretionary Payments) Regulations 1996^f1.