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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 6th May 1998

Laid before Parliament 11th May 1998

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred upon her by sections 123(1), 136(5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 and sections 12(4)(b), 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 those 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 agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that these Regulations should not be referred to it^f4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4; sections 123(1) and 137(1) were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), paragraphs 1(1) 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 sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.