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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 1976^f2, section 166(2) and (3) of the Social Security Act 1975^f3 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 so^f4, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

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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).