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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 15th January 2004

Laid before Parliament 23rd January 2004

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

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) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 and sections 12(1) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation, in respect of regulation 4 of these Regulations, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned^f3 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1992 c. 4; section 137 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribed”.
f2: 1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
f3: See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
f4: See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; 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.