The Child Benefit, Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 1803

FAMILY LAW

CHILD SUPPORT

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Child Benefit, Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

Made

8th July 1996

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 52(2) of the Child Support Act 1991(1), section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2) and under section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in conjunction with the Treasury(4), in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(2), 43(1)(b), 51, 52(4) and 54 of, and paragraphs 1(3) and (5), 2(1), 4(3), 5(1) and (2), 6(2) and 9 of Schedule 1 to, the Child Support Act 1991(5), sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 135(1), 136(4) and (5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and (2)(i), 144(1) and (2), 145(1), 147(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(6), sections 1(1), 5(1)(i), 7(1), 27(1)(b), 73(1)(a), 189(1), (3), (4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(7). and sections 4(5), 12(2) and (4)(a) and (b), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4)(a) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(8) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation, in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(9) and after reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee of proposals in respect of regulations 2 to 6 and 18 to 48(10), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

1991 c. 48.

(2)

1992 c. 4.

(3)

1995 c. 18.

(4)

See section 145(5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4).

(5)

Section 54 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”.

(6)

Sections 123, 135 and 137 are amended to have effect in relation to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Sections 137(1) and 147(1) are interpretation provisions and are cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”.

(7)

1992 c. 5; section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.

(8)

Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”.

(9)

See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

(10)

See section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).