The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit — Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 2945

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit — Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994

Made

21st November 1994

Laid before Parliament

24th November 1994

Coming into force—

except for regulation 15(6)(b)(i) and (c)(i)

13th April 1995

regulation 15(6)(b)(i) and (c)(i)

13th May 1995

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 3(2), 80(7), 86A, 87, 89, 90, 114(1) and 122(1) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only regulations which are either made under section 86A of that Act or consequential on the other amendments made to the Act of 1992 by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994(2), and which, being in either case made within 6 months of the coming into force of the latter Act, are not required to be referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4. Section 86A was inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18), section 2(5). Section 122(1) is cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.

(2)

1994 c. 18.

(3)

Seesection 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5). The definition of “relevant enactments” in section 170 of that Act is extended to include the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) by section 11(1) of, and paragraph 51 of Schedule 1 to, the latter Act.