Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons) Regulations 2002 and shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, come into force on 14th October 2002.
(2) Regulation 2 of these Regulations shall, in relation to a claimant for income support, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 14th October 2002 and in this paragraph the expressions “benefit week” and “claimant” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations M1.
(3) Regulation 2 of these Regulations shall, in relation to a claimant for a jobseeker’s allowance, have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 14th October 2002 and in this paragraph the expression “benefit week” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations M2.
(4) In these Regulations—
“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M3;
“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 M4.
Marginal Citations
M1The definition of “benefit week” was amended by S.I. 1988/1445.
M2The definition of “benefit week” was amended by S.I. 1996/1517 and 2538.
M3S.I. 1987/1967. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/2555 and 2002/668.
M4S.I. 1996/207. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/2555 and 2002/668.