The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 123(1), 128(3), 129(6), 130(5), 131(3)(b), 135(1), 136(3) to (5), 137(1) and (2)(a), (d), (i) and (1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 63, 78(2), 189(1) and (3) to (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 36(1) and 40(1) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of regulations 2, 5, 7, 10, 11 and, in so far as they affect council tax benefit and housing benefit, regulation 13 and the Schedule, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations: