Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 4th August 1998

Laid before Parliament 11th August 1998

Coming into force 20th November 1998

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 138(2) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 and sections 5(1)(i), 59(1) and (2)(c) and 189(1) and (3) to (5) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f3, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4; section 123(1) was amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) Schedule 9 paragraph 1(1) and section 138(4) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
f2: 1992 c. 5.
f3: See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).