# The Social Security Amendment (New Deal) Regulations 1997, Introduction: Introductory text


SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 11th December 1997
Laid before Parliament 12th December 1997
Coming into force 5th January 1998
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in relation to regulations 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8, and the Secretary of State for Social Security, in relation to the remainder of the Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(5), 12(4)(a) and (b), 19(2), (8)(b) and (10)(c), 20(4), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 3(b) and 14(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995 and sections 123(1), 135(1), 136(5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling each of them in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it and after consultation in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2863/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-amendment-new-deal-regulations-1997/introduction
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