# The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 1998, Introduction: Introductory text


SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 8th January 1998
Laid before Parliament 8th January 1998
Coming into force 16th January 1998
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 1992 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 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 it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/19/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-winter-fuel-payment-regulations-1998/introduction
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