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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 22nd February 1988

Laid before Parliament 2nd March 1988

Coming into force 6th April 1988

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred upon him by section 1 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975^f1 and, in conjunction with the Treasury in so far as relates to matters with regard to which the Treasury has so directed^f2, in exercise of powers conferred upon him by sections 4(7), 128(2)(a) and 166(3) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975^f3 and section 123(2)(a) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975^f4 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it^f5, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1975 c. 60; section 1(1) was amended by the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53), section 29(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 15; section 1(2) was amended by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), section 74(6).
f2: See Social Security Act 1975 (c. 14), section 166(5).
f3: 1975 c. 14; section 4(7) was inserted by the Social Security Act 1979 (c. 18), section 14(1), and was amended by the Social Security Act 1985, section 8(1); Schedule 20 is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “Regulations”.
f4: 1975 c. 15.
f5: See Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30), section 10(2)(b).