Introductory text

Social Security

Made 3rd March 2009

Laid before Parliament 11th March 2009

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(4)(a) and (b), 19(2), (8)(b) and (10)(c), 20(4), 20A(3), 20B(4), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995^f1, and sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 136(5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f2.

In respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, he has consulted with the organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned^f3.

The Secretary of State referred the proposals for these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee^f4.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1995 c. 18. Section 20(4) was amended by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (“the 1999 Act”), section 70, Schedule 8, Pt 5, para 29(1), (5); section 20A and 20B were inserted by section 59 of, and paragraph 13 of Schedule 7 to, the 1999 Act; sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2); section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning it gives to the word “prescribed”.
f2: 1992 c. 4. Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”; section 175(1) and (4) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).
f3: See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) (“the 1992 Act”). Section 176(1) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), section 69(6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security 2000 Act (c. 19) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52).
f4: See section 172(1) of the 1992 Act.