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SOCIAL SECURITY

TAXES

FAMILY LAW

CHILD SUPPORT

Made 15th May 2002

Coming into force 20th May 2002

Whereas a draft of this Instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 80(1) of the Social Security Act 1998M1 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions except in relation to working families’ tax credit and disabled person’s tax credit, and the Commissioners of Inland Revenue in relation to those credits and to regulations 1 to 4, 7, 9 to 11 and 13 to 21 only, in exercise of powers conferred by the enactments set out in the Schedule to this Instrument and now vested in themM2, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor in so far as these Regulations are made under section 6(3) of the Social Security Act 1998, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992M3, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to itM4, and so far as they concern housing benefit and council tax benefit after consultation with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concernedM5, hereby make the following Regulations: