Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998 and this regulation and regulation 16 shall come into force on 1st April 1998.

Except in the case of regulation 16, in so far as they amend provisions relating to income support or jobseeker’s allowance, these Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 1998 and in relation to a claimant for either income support or jobseeker’s allowance, these Regulations shall have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after that date and, in a case to which regulation 8(2)(c) and (3) applies, immediately after article 18(8) of, and Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1998 M1 come into force.

In paragraph (2) above, the expressions “benefit week" and “claimant" with respect to income support shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations M2 and with respect to jobseeker’s allowance “benefit week" shall have the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations M3.

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In so far as these Regulations amend provisions relating to disability working allowance or family credit, they shall come into force on 7th April 1998 and, in relation to any particular claimant for either of those benefits, these Regulations shall have effect where a claimant has an award of disability working allowance or family credit which is current on 7th April 1998, on the day following the expiration of that award.

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In these Regulations—