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The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/2620 · Made 6 October 1995

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 6th October 1995

Laid before Parliament 11th October 1995

Coming into force 1st November 1995

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 138(2) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itf2, 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 section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

Contents

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

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st November 1995.

(2)

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

2Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (prescribed amount) for the amount “£7” there shall be substituted the amount “£8.50”.

3Amendment 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)

(a)

entries 25 (Finningley), 42 (Mount Batten), 52 (Trawsfynydd), 56 (Watnall) and 62 (Wyton) shall be omitted;

(b)

for entries 6, 14, 21, 33, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 54 and 55 there shall be respectively substituted the entries in the Schedule to these Regulations;

(c)

the new entry 11A (Capel Curig) specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, shall be inserted after entry 11 (Brize Norton);

(d)

the new entry 61A (Wittering) specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, shall be inserted after entry 61 (Wilsden)f1.

Signature

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

Roger Evans

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Social Security

6th October 1995

Column (1)Column (2)
National Climatological Message StationIdentification of Post Code areas or parts thereof
6. BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT

DB1-21, B23-38, B40, B42-50, B60-76, B80, B90-98.

CV1-13, CV21-23, CV31-37.

DY1-13.

WR1-15.

WS1-6, WS8-10.

WV1-4, WV9-14.

11A. CAPEL CURIG

LL23-27, LL35-49, LL51, LL52.

SY20.

14. CILFYNYDD

CF8, CF37-48, CF81-83.

LD3

NP2-5, NP7, NP8, NP44.

That part of NP1 which consists of sectors: NP1 4, NP1 5, NP1 6, NP1 7, NP1 8.

21. EASTHAMPSTEAD

GU11, GU13, GU14, GU17, GU26, GU30, GU34, GU35.

RG1-17, RG20-28, RG30, RG31, RG40-42, RG45.

33. LEEDS WEATHER CENTRE

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

That part of HD8 which consists of sectors: HD8 8, HD8 9. HG1-5.

LS1-28.

S1-14, S17-19, that part of S30 which consists of sectors: S30 3, S30 4, S31, S40-45, S60-66, S70-75.

WF1-17.

YO1-5, YO8.

45. RHOOSE

BA1-3, BA11.

BS1-27.

CF1-5, CF7, CF31-36, CF61-64, CF71, CF72.

GL9, GL12, GL13.

That part of NP1 which consists of sectors: NP1 0, NP1 9, NP6, NP9.

46. ST. MAWGAN

PL1-15, PL17-35.

TQ7, TQ8.

TR1-11, TR14-16.

47. SHAWBURY

B77-79.

DY14.

HR1-9.

LD1, LD2, LD4-8.

LL11-14, LL20, LL21.

ST1-14, ST15-21.

SY1-13, SY15-19, SY21, SY22.

TF1-13.

WS7, WS11-15.

WV5-8, WV15, WV16.

49. STANSTED

AL6-8.

CB10, CB11.

CM0-24.

CO8, CO9.

RM1-20.

SG1-14.

SS0-9, SS11-17.

50. STORNOWAYHS1-9.
54. VALLEYLL28-34, LL53-78.
55. WADDINGTON

DN1-22, DN31-40.

HU1-20.

LE1-18, LE65, LE67.

LN1-13.

NG1-25, NG31-34.

PE10-12, PE20-25.

61A. WITTERING

CB1-7.

LU1-7.

MK1-19, MK40-46.

NN1-18, NN29.

PE1-9, PE15-19.

SG15-19.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988 No. 1724) by increasing with effect from 1st November 1995 the prescribed amount payable in respect of each period of cold weather from 7 to 8.50. They amend Schedule 1 to those Regulations making changes to the areas linked to national climatological message stations by way of Post Office postcodes.

A person may establish the current postcode for his address by contacting any Post Office.

These Regulations do not impose a charge on businesses.