Introductory text
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 5th September 2002
Laid before Parliament 12th September 2002
Coming into force 14th October 2002
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(3) and 5(b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1 and sections 12(1) and (4)(b), 19(10)(c), 35(1), 36(2) and (4), and paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 of the Jobseekers Act 1995M2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedM3 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itM4, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
1992 c. 4; section 123(1)(e) was substituted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), Schedule 9, paragraph 1(1); section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
- M2
1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
- M3
See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).
- M4
See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.