Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

Made 1st March 2004

Laid before Parliament 9th March 2004

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 113(3), 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(3), (4) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1, sections 2A(1), (3)(b) to (f), (4), (5)(a) and (b), (6), (7) and (8), 2B(2), (6) and (7), 2C, 73(1), 189(1), (4) to (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M2, sections 4(5), 12(1) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 M3, section 6(3), (6) and (7) of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 M4 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 M5 in respect of the provisions in regulation 7 and in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned M6 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of regulations 2 to 11 and regulation 1 in so far as it applies to those regulations should not be referred to it M7, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations

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M1: 1992 c. 4. Section 113(3) was amended by section 86(1) of, and paragraph 66 of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14). Section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(4) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).
M2: 1992 c. 5. Sections 2A, 2B and 2C were inserted by sections 57 and 58 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 73(1) was amended by section 41(4) of, and paragraph 49(2) of Schedule 2 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18). Section 189(4) to (6) was amended by section 86 of, and paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1998. Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribe”.
M3: Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.
M4: 2000 c. 35.
M5: 1992 c. 53.
M6: See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
M7: See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.