Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Student Amounts Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force—

(a)

for the purposes of this regulation on 3rd August 1998;

(b)

for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) of paragraph (2) of regulation 2, regulation 2(1) in so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs, and regulation 3—

(i)

in relation to a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 1998 but before 31st August 1998, on the first Monday of that period;

(ii)

in any other case, on 31st August 1998;

(c)

for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (2) of regulation 2 and regulation 2(1) in so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs—

(i)

in relation to a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 1998 but before 31st August 1998, on the first Tuesday of that period;

(ii)

in any other case, on 1st September 1998;

(d)

for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (e) and (f) of paragraph (2) of regulation 2 and regulation 2(1) in so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs—

(i)

in relation to a student whose period of study begins on or after 1st August 1998 but before 31st August 1998, on the first day of that period;

(ii)

in any other case, on 31st August 1998.

(2)

In these Regulations—

“the Housing Benefit Regulations" means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 M1.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 1987/1971; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1944 and 1997/1671.