Introductory text
This Statutory Instrument has been reprinted as a consequence of defects in the version originally published. It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 15th March 2001
Laid before Parliament 16th March 2001
Coming into force 9th April 2001
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in relation to regulations 2(a) and 4 to 6, 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), 20B(4), 21, 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995M1 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 1992M2, and of all other powers enabling each of them in that behalf, 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 concernedM3 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itM4, hereby make the following Regulations:
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
1995 c. 18. Section 20B was added by section 59 of, and paragraph 13 of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 35(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
- M2
1992 c. 4; section 123(1)(d) was inserted and section 137 amended, with respect to council tax benefit, by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Section 137(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
- 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 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.