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The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/2322 · Made 29 September 1992

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 29th September 1992

Laid before Parliament 7th October 1992

Coming into force 1st November 1992

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 138(2) and (4) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committeef2 that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 4; section 138(4) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”.

f2

See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations
  3. 3Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  6. Schedule 2Schedule 2
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st November 1992.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988f1.

2Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (Post Office postcode areas assigned to designated National Climatological Message Stations)f1 for entries 8, 11, 22, 23, 25, 33, 34, 53, 56, 58, and 61, there shall be respectively substituted the entries in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

3Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

For Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (definition of Post Office postcode area) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Nicholas Scott

Minister of State,

Department of Social Security

29th September 1992

Schedule 1

(1)(2)
National Climatological Message StationDescription of Post Office postcode area
8

BOULMER

NE22, NE24, NE61—71.

TD12, TD15.

11

BRIZE NORTON

GL1—8, GL10, GL11, GL14—20, GL50—56.

HP17—22, HP27.

OX1—18, OX20, OX33, OX44.

SN7.

22

EDINBURGH AIRPORT

EH1—37, EH39—42, EH47—49, EH51—55.

FK1—21.

KY3, KY4, KY11, KY12.

TD3, TD5, TD10, TD11, TD13, TD14.

23

ESKDALEMUIR

DG3, DG4, DG10, DG13, DG14.

EH38, EH43—46.

ML12.

TD1, TD2, TD4, TD6—9.

25

FINNINGLEY

DN1—14.

S1—14, S17, S19,

That part of S30 which consists of sectors: S30 3, S30 4,

S31, S60—66, S70—75.

33

LEEDS WEATHER CENTRE

That part of HD8 which consists of sectors: HD8 8,HD8 9.

HG1—5.

LS1—28.

WF1—17.

YO1—5, YO8.

34

LEEMING

DH1—3, DH6—9.

DL1—17.

NE1—13, NE15—21, NE28, NE39—40.

TS1—9, TS14—23.

YO6, YO7.

53

TYNEMOUTH

DH4, DK5.

NE23, NE25—27, NE29—38.

SR1—8.

TS27—29.

56

WATNALL

CV9, CV13.

DE1—7, DE11—15, DE21—24, DE45, DE55, DE56, DE65, DE72—75.

DN22.

LE1—18, LE65, LE67.

NG1—22, NG25.

S18, S40—45, S80, S81.

ST14.

58

WHITBY COASTGUARD

TS10—13, TS24—26.

YO11—18, YO21, YO22, YO25.

61

WILSDEN

BB4, BB8—12.

BD1—24.

HD1—7, and that part of HD8 which consists of sector

HD8 0.

HX1—7.

LS29.

OL3, OL13—15.

That part of S30 which consists of sectors S30 1 S30 2 S30 5 S30 6.

Schedule 2

“SCHEDULE 2

DEFINITION OF POST OFFICE POSTCODE AREA

Regulation 1(2)

1
(1)

In these Regulations “Post Office postcode area” means, except in the cases where sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply, that part of Great Britain which is described in the Postcode Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Irelandf1 as being the part identified by the postcode in question.

(2)

This sub-paragraph applies to those parts of Great Britain which are described in the relevant postcode maps for that partf2 referred to in Table 1 below and are identified by the postcode in question—

TABLE 1

PostcodesMap No.Map AreaISBN No.Year of Publication
CF812Cardiff & Glamorgan07028 0512 28.991988
HD829The Peak and South Yorkshire07028 052971989
LA231Lancashire07028 0531 98.991987
LN4f325 &Fenland07028 0525 48.991987
30Lincoln07028 0530 08.991987
NP113Hereford & Gloucester07028 0513 08.991987
S3029The Peak and South Yorkshire07028 052971989
(3)

This sub-paragraph applies to those parts of Great Britain which are described in the relevant postcode maps for that part referred to in Table 2 below identified by the postcode in questionf4—

Table

PostcodesMap No.Map AreaYear of Publication
BH21, BH315New Forest & Isle of Wight1991
CB420Cambridge1992
CM2415 &Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire1992
16Essex1992
CR2—89London and Surrey1991
DE4529The Peak and South Yorkshire1992
LE7, LE65,24Derby and Nottingham1992
LE67, DE21—24, DE56, DE65, DE72—75 NN8, LE1819Birmingham and Nottingham1992
OX33, OX44, HP2714Oxford1992
PE2—425Fenland1992
RG4, RG128Reading and Salisbury Plan1992
YO3f532 &West Yorkshire1992
33York and Humberside1992
AB30—31,52Aberdeen & Deeside1991
AB34,
AB4, AB38,56Buchan & Gordon1991
AB41—45, AB52—53, AB55—56
AB2—3, AB5,52 &Aberdeen & Deeside1991
AB20,56Buchan & Gordon1991
AB22—23
AB32—33,
AB35—37,
AB51,
AB54f6

”

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend Schedule 1 and substitute a new Schedule 2 to the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 further identifying areas linked to national climatological message stations by way of Post Office postcodes.

The Postcode Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the postcode maps may be obtained from their publishers.

A person may establish the postcode for their address by contacting any post office.