# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997, Introduction: Introductory text


SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 24th February 1997
Laid before Parliament 28th February 1997
Coming into force
for the purposes of regulations 1, 4 and 5 21st March 1997
for the purposes of regulation 8 6th April 1997
for all other purposes 7th April 1997
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in relation to regulation 2(3), (6) and (7) of these Regulations and the Secretary of State for Social Security, in relation to the remainder of these Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(1)(b) and (5), 12(1) and (2), 19(8)(b)(i), 26(4)(c), (d), (i) and (l), 35(1), 36(1) to (4) and 40 of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995, sections 123(1)(a), 136(3), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 22(4), 61 and 189(1) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and sections 10 and 26(1) to (3) of the Child Support Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling each of them in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of regulations 2 to 7 and 9 of these Regulations should not be referred to it and whereas this instrument is made, for the purposes of regulation 8, before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of section 10 of the Child Support Act 1995, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/454/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1997/introduction
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