# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998, Introduction: Introductory text


This Statutory Instrument has been amended by SI 1998/865 which is printed herein as pages 19—20 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of SI 1998/563.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 4th March 1998
Laid before Parliament 11th March 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 64(1), 68(4)(c), 70(4), 71(6), 123(1), 124(1), 128(1), 129(1), 130(1)(a), (2), (4) and (5), 131(1), (3) and (12), 135(1), 136(2), (3) and (5), 137(1), (2)(a) and (i), 146A, 147(1), 175(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 5(1)(k) and (p), 32(8), 75(2), 76(1), 189(1) and (3) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 4(5), 12(1), (2) and (4), 13(3), 35(1), 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 3 and 11 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseekers Act 1995, sections 10(1), (5)(a) and (b) and (7) and 26(1) to (3) of the Child Support Act 1995, paragraph 7A of Schedule 2 to the Abolition of Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 1987, section 146(6), of and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988, sections 24 and 30 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and section 116(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 6 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992 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 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/563/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1998/introduction
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