The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1997
S.I. 1997/2311 · Made 25 September 1997
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 25th September 1997
Laid before Parliament 9th October 1997
Coming into force 1st November 1997
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on her 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 her in that behalf, 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
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1992 c. 4; section 138(4) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
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See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations
- 3Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations
- 4Substitution of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations
- 5Substitution of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations
- Signature
- Schedule 1IDENTIFICATION OF STATIONS AND POSTCODE DISTRICTS
- Schedule 2SPECIFIED ALTERNATIVE STATIONS
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st November 1997.
In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988f1.
2Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations
In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), at the end of the definition of “postcode district”f1, there shall be added the words “except in the case of any postcode district which is identified with an alpha suffix which shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be treated as if it forms part of a postcode district which is identified without that suffix”.
3Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations
Regulation 2 of the principal Regulationsf1 (prescribed circumstances) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
In paragraph (1)(a)—
after the word “paragraphs” there shall be inserted “(1A), (1B),”;
in head (ii), for the word “or” there shall be substituted the word “and”;
head (iii) shall be omitted.
After paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—
“(1A)For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)(i), where a station identified in column (1) of Schedule 1 to these Regulations (in this paragraph and in paragraph (1B) referred to as “the primary station”) is unable to provide temperature information in respect of a particular day, the mean daily temperature on that day—
(a)at the alternative station for that primary station specified in column (2) of Schedule 2 to these Regulations; or
(b)where there is no such alternative station specified, at the nearest station to that primary station able to provide temperature information in respect of that day,
shall be used to determine whether or not there is a recorded period of cold weather at the relevant primary station.
(1B)For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)(ii), where the Meteorological Office is unable to produce a forecast in respect of a particular period at a primary station, any forecast produced in respect of that period—
(a)at the alternative station for that primary station specified in column (2) of Schedule 2 to these Regulations; or
(b)where there is no such alternative station specified, at the nearest station to that primary station able to provide temperature information for that period,
shall be used to determine whether or not there is a forecasted period of cold weather at the relevant primary station.”.
4Substitution of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations
For Schedule 1 to the principal Regulationsf1 (identification of stations and postcode districts), there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
5Substitution of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations
For Schedule 2 to the principal Regulationsf1 (specified alternative stations), 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.
Frank Field
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
25th September 1997
Schedule 1IDENTIFICATION OF STATIONS AND POSTCODE DISTRICTS
The following Schedule is substituted for Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations.
“SCHEDULE 1
IDENTIFICATION OF STATIONS AND POSTCODE DISTRICTS
Regulation 2(1)(a) and (2)
Column (1) Column (2) Meteorological Office Station Postcode districts 1. ABBOTSINCH (Glasgow Airport) G1—5, G11—15, G20—23, G31—34, G40—46, G51—53, G60—62, G64—G69, G71—78, G81—84.
KA1—26, KA28—30.
ML1—5.
PA1—27, PA30, PA32.
2. ABERPORTH SA35—48, SA64—65.
SY20, SY23—25.
3. ANDREWSFIELD AL1—10. CB10—11.
CM1—9, CM11—24.
CO9. RM14—20.
SG1—2, SG9—14.
4. AULTBEA IV21—22, IV26,
IV40, IV52—54.
5. AVIEMORE AB31, AB33, AB34, AB36—37.
PH18—26.
6. BEDFORD LU1—7.
MK1—19, MK40—46.
NN1—16, NN29.
PE19.
SG3—7, SG15—19.
7. BINGLEY BB4, BB8—12.
BD1—24.
DE4, DE45.
HD1—8.
HX1—7. LS21,
LS29.
OL3, OL12—15.
S32—33, S36.
SK12, SK17, SK22—23.
ST13.
8. BOLTSHOPE PARK DH8.
DL8, DL11—13.
NE19, NE44, NE47—48.
9. BOSCOMBE DOWN BA12.
SP1—5, SP7, SP9.
10. BOULMER NE22, NE24, NE61—71.
TD15.
11. BRACKNELL, BEAUFORT PARK GU1—4, GU9—25, GU46—47.
HP1—16, HP23.
RG1—2, RG4—10, RG12, RG14, RG17—31, RG40—42, RG45.
SL0—9. SP10—11.
12. BRAEMAR AB35. 13. BRIZE NORTON CV36.
GL54—56.
HP17—22, HP27.
OX1—18, OX20, OX33, OX44.
SN7.
14. CAPEL CURIG LL20—21, LL23—25, LL41. 15. CARDINHAM (Bodmin) PL13—17, PL22—35.
TR2, TR9.
16. CARLISLE CA1—11, CA16—17.
LA6—10, LA22—23.
NE49.
17. CHIVENOR EX22—23, EX31—34, EX39. 18. COLESHILL B1—21, B23—38, B40, B42—50, B60—80, B90—98.
CV1—12, CV21—23, CV31—35, CV37.
DY1—14.
LE10.
WS1—15.
WV1—16.
19. COLTISHALL NR1—35. 20. CROSBY BB1—3, BB5—7.
CH1—8.
FY1—8.
L1—49, L60—66.
LL11—14.
PR1—9.
SY14.
WA1—6, WA10—12.
WN1—8.
21. CULDROSE TR1, TR3—6, TR10—20, TR26—27. 22. DUMFRIES, DRUNGANS DG1—2, DG5—7, DG11—12, DG16. 23. DUNKESWELL AERODROME DT6—8.
EX1—15.
TA21.
TQ1—6, TQ9—14.
24. DYCE (Aberdeen Airport) AB10—16, AB21—25, AB30, AB32, AB39, AB41—43, AB51—54.
DD8—11.
25. ESKDALEMUIR DG3—4, DG10, DG13—14.
EH46.
ML12.
TD1—4, TD6—10.
26. ESKMEALS CA12—15, CA18—28.
LA1—5, LA11—21.
27. FYLINGDALES TS13.
YO11—18, YO21—22, YO25.
28. GATWICK BN5—6, BN44.
GU5—8, GU26—33, GU35.
ME14—20.
RH1—20.
TN1—20, TN22, TN27.
29. GREAT MALVERN GL1—6, GL10—20, GL50—53.
HR1—9.
NP5.
SY8. WR1—15.
30. HEATHROW BR1—8.
CR0, CR2—8.
DA1—2, DA4—8, DA14—18.
E1—18.
EC1—4.
EN1—11.
HA0—9.
IG1—11.
KT1—24.
N1—22.
NW1—11.
RM1—13.
SE1—28.
SM1—7.
SW1—20.
TW1—20.
UB1—10.
W1—14.
WC1—2.
WD1—7.
31. HERSTMONCEUX, WEST END BN7—8, BN20—24, BN26—27.
TN21, TN31—40.
32. HURN (Bournemouth Airport) BH1—25, BH31.
DT1—2, DT11.
SP6.
33. KINLOSS AB38, AB44—45, AB55—56.
IV1—2, IV5, IV7—20, IV30—32, IV36.
34. KIRKWALL KW15—17. 35. LEEDS HG1—5.
LS1—20, LS22—28.
S1—14, S17—18, S20—21, S35, S60—66, S70—75.
WF1—17.
36. LERWICK ZE1—3. 37. LEUCHARS DD1—7.
KY1—2, KY4—10, KY14—16.
PH1—2, PH7, PH12—14.
38. LINTON ON OUSE DL1—7, DL9—10.
TS1—12, TS14—26.
YO1—8.
39. LISCOMBE EX16—21, EX35—38.
PL19—20.
TA22, TA24.
40. LOCH GLASCARNOCH IV3—4, IV6, IV23—24. 41. LYNEHAM BA1—3, BA11, BA13—15.
GL7—9.
SN1—6, SN8—16.
42. MACHRIHANISH KA27.
PA28—29, PA31, PA34, PA37, PA41—49, PA60—76.
PH36, PH38—41.
43. MANSTON CT1—21.
CM0.
DA3, DA9—13.
ME1—13.
SS0—17.
TN23—26, TN28—30.
44. MARHAM IP24—28.
PE12—14, PE30—38.
45. NEWCASTLE DH1—7, DH9.
DL14—17.
NE1—13, NE15—18, NE20—21, NE23, NE25—43, NE45—46.
SR1—8.
TS27—29.
46. NOTTINGHAM CV13.
DE1—3, DE5—7, DE11—15, DE21—24, DE55—56, DE65, DE72—75.
LE1—9, LE11—14, LE16—18, LE65, LE67.
NG1—22, NG25, NG31—34.
S25—26, S40—45, S80—81.
ST10, ST14.
47. PEMBREY SANDS SA1—18, SA31—34, SA61—63, SA66—73. 48. PLYMOUTH PL1—12, PL18, PL21.
TQ7—8.
49. PORTLAND DT3—5. 50. RHYL LL15—19, LL22, LL26—32. 51. RINGWAY (Manchester Airport) BL0—9.
CW1—12.
M1—9, M11—35, M38, M40—41, M43—46, M90.
OL1—2, OL4—11, OL16.
SK1—11, SK13—16.
WA7—9, WA13—16.
52. SALSBURGH ML6—11.
EH43—45.
53. SCILLY, ST. MARY TR21—25. 54. SENNYBRIDGE CF37—48, CF81—82.
LD1—8.
NP2—4, NP7—8.
SA19—20.
SY7, SY9—11, SY15—19, SY21—22.
55. SHAWBURY ST1—9, ST11—12, ST15—21.
SY1—6, SY12—13.
TF1—13.
56. SOUTHAMPTON GU34.
SO14—24, SO30—32, SO40—43, SO45, SO50—53.
57. ST. ATHAN BS1—24.
CF1—5, CF31—36, CF61—64, CF71—72, CF83.
NP1, NP6, NP9, NP44.
58. ST. CATHERINE'S POINT PO30, PO38—41. 59. ST. MAWGAN TR7—8. 60. STORNOWAY AIRPORT HS1—9. 61. THORNEY ISLAND BN1—3, BN9—18, BN25, BN41—43, BN45.
PO1—22, PO31—37.
62. TIREE IV41—46.
PA77—78.
PH42—44.
63. TULLOCH BRIDGE PA33, PA35—36, PA38—40.
PH8—11, PH15—17, PH30—35, PH37.
64. TURNHOUSE (Edinburgh Airport) EH1—42, EH47—49, EH51—55.
FK1—21.
G63.
KY3, KY11—13.
PH3—6.
TD5, TD11—14.
65. VALLEY LL33—40, LL42—49, LL51—78. 66. WADDINGTON DN1—22, DN31—41.
HU1—20.
LN1—13.
NG23—24.
PE10—11, PE20—25.
67. WATERSTEIN HEAD IV47—49, IV51, IV55—56. 68. WATTISHAM CB9.
CO1—8, CO10—16.
IP1—23, IP29—33.
69. WEST FREUGH DG8—9. 70. WICK AIRPORTIV25, IV27—28. KW1—3, KW5—14. 71. WITTERING CB1—8.
LE15.
NN17—18.
PE1—9, PE15—18.
SG8.
72. YEOVILTON BA4—10, BA16, BA20—22.
BS25—28.
DT9—10.
SP8.
TA1—20, TA23.
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Schedule 2SPECIFIED ALTERNATIVE STATIONS
The following Schedule is substituted for Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations.
“SCHEDULE 2
SPECIFIED ALTERNATIVE STATIONS
Regulation 2(1)(a) and (1B)(a)
Column (1) Column (2) Meteorological Office Station Specified Alternative Station Abbotsinch (Glasgow Airport) Salsburgh Andrewsfield Wattisham Coleshill Church Lawford Gatwick Kenley Airfield Kinloss Lossiemouth St. Athan Cardiff Weather Centre Turnhouse Salsburgh. ”.
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1724 as amended) (“the principal Regulations”) by—
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making an exception from the definition of “postcode district” in regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations for postcode districts identified with alpha suffixes (regulation 2);
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providing for a procedure to be operated when a weather station specified in Schedule 1 is unable to provide temperature information in respect of a certain day or period (regulation 3);
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substituting the list of weather stations and applicable postcode districts in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations with a new list which largely re-enacts the list in the former Schedule 1 but which also adds two new weather stations, replaces four stations which are due to close and enacts certain other changes to postcodes and to weather station linkages (regulation 4 and Schedule 1). Schedule 2 to these Regulations replaces Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations to take account of the new Schedule 1 (regulation 5 and Schedule 2).
The Postcode Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the postcode maps may be obtained from their publishers. A person may establish the current postcode for their address by contacting the Royal Mail Postcode Enquiries office (tel. no. 0345 111222).
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.