# The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/251 · made 15 February 1991

These Regulations amend the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 by increasing, with effect from 16th February 1991, the prescribed amount payable in respect of each period of cold weather from £5 to £6.

Made under: Social Security Act 1986 (Section 32, Section 84); Social Security Act 1975 (Section 166)

## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 15th February 1991
Laid before Parliament 15th February 1991
Coming into force 16th February 1991
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 32(2A) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 16th February 1991.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (prescribed amount) for the figure “£5” there shall be substituted the figure “£6”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Nicholas Scott
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
15th February 1991

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 by increasing, with effect from 16th February 1991, the prescribed amount payable in respect of each period of cold weather from £5 to £6.

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