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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 24th July 1997

Laid before Parliament 30th July 1997

Coming into force 6th April 1998

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 130(2) and (4), 131(10), 135(1), 136(4), 137(1) and (2)(i) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 and sections 4(5), 12(2), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f2 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after consultation, in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to her to be representative of the authorities concerned^f3 and after reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee^f4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4; sections 123, 131, 135 and 137 are amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), paras. 1(1), 4, 8 and 9; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
f2: 1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
f3: See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).
f4: See section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5). Section 170(5) of that Act is amended to have effect in relation to enactments made under the Jobseekers Act 1995 by virtue of paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18).