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The Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Amendment Regulations 1987

S.I. 1987/36 · Made 20 January 1987

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 20th January 1987

Laid before Parliament 20th January 1987

Coming into force

Regulations 1 and 3 21st January 1987

Regulation 2 26th January 1987

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 3, 14(2)(a) and 34(1)f1 of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976f2, section 166(2) and (3) of the Social Security Act 1975f3 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, without having referred any proposals on the matter to the Social Security Advisory Committee since it appears to him that by reason of urgency it is inexpedient to do sof4, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

See the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

f2

1976 c. 71, as amended by section 6(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30).

f3

1975 c. 14; this section was applied by section 33(2) of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976.

f4

See section 61(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of regulation 26A of the Single Payments Regulations
  3. 3Supplementary provision for cases before amendment of regulation 26A comes into force
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations which may be cited as the Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Amendment Regulations 1987 shall come into force as follows:-

(a)

regulations 1 and 3 on 21st January 1987;

(b)

regulation 2 on 26th January 1987.

(2)

In these Regulations—

  • “the Single Payments Regulations” means the Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Regulations 1981f1

2Amendment of regulation 26A of the Single Payments Regulations

In regulation 26A(5)(a) (definition of a period of exceptionally cold weather) for the words “minus 1.5 degrees Celsius” there shall be substituted “0 degrees Celsius”.

3Supplementary provision for cases before amendment of regulation 26A comes into force

In any case where a claim under regulation 26A of the Single Payments Regulations (exceptionally cold weather) is made or treated as made in respect of the period of 7 days ending immediately before regulation 2 of these Regulations comes into force, the average mean daily temperature recorded for that period at the designated station shall be treated as equal to minus 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

John Major

Minister of State,

Department of Health and Social Security

20th January 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Regulations 1981 relating to single payments for exceptionally cold weather. They substitute for the average temperature of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius; and for the purposes of a claim made under regulation 26A in respect of a period of 7 days ending on 25th January 1987, they provide for the average temperature to be treated as equal to minus 1.5 degrees Celsius.

These Regulations will be referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee under section 61(2) of the Social Security Act 1986.