{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-cold-weather-payments-general-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-cold-weather-payments-general-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1724",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-cold-weather-payments-general-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 7th October 1988\nLaid before Parliament 7th October 1988\nComing into force 7th November 1988\nThe 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, by this instrument, which is made before the end of the period of 6 months from the commencement of the enactment under which it is made, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1986 c. 50; section 32(2A) was added by section 11 of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Act 1988 (c. 7). Section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1975 c. 14; section 166(3A) was added by section 62(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by section 83(1) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Instrument applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(e)(iii)(3) (with reg. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1724/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:57:03.228883+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}