Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), shall come into force on 14th April 2008.

(2)

This regulation and regulations 2(6), (14)(b) and (15)(c), 4(11), (16)(a) and (17)(b), 6(3), (5)(a) and (6)(b) and 7(3), (5)(a) and (6)(b), in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, shall come into force on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 7th April 2008.

(3)

Regulation 4(14)(a) and (b), in so far as it relates to a particular beneficiary, shall come into force on 7th April 2008, immediately after Article 24(3) of and Schedule 14 to the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008^f1 comes into force.

(4)

In paragraph (2), “benefit week” has the same meaning as in—

(a)

regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987^f2, so far as it relates to regulations 2(6), (14)(b) and (15)(c);

(b)

regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996^f3, so far as it relates to regulations 4(11), (16)(a) and (17)(b);

(c)

regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006^f4, so far as it relates to regulations 6(3), (5)(a) and (6)(b);

(d)

regulation 2(1) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006^f5, so far as it relates to regulations 7(3), (5)(a) and (6)(b).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2008/632.
f2: S.I. 1987/1967. The definition of “benefit week” was amended by S.I. 1988/1445.
f3: S.I. 1996/207. The definition of “benefit week” was amended by S.I. 1996/1517, 1996/2538, 2006/2378.
f4: S.I. 2006/213.
f5: S.I. 2006/215.