The Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 1921

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 1999

Made

5th July 1999

Laid before Parliament

12th July 1999

Coming into force

2nd August 1999

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 123(1)(a), 135(1), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 4(5), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.