The Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 455

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2003

Made

27th February 2003

Laid before Parliament

7th March 2003

Coming into force – – in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 1(1C) and 189(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1), sections 22(5), 122(1), 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 124(1)(e), 135(1), 136(1), (3), (4) and (5), 137(1), 138(1)(a), (2) and (4), and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2), sections 4(5), 12, 13(2), 35(1), 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseeker’s Act 1995(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation, in respect of the provisions relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(4) and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(5) hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 5; section 1(1C) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 is inserted by section 19 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47).

(2)

1992 c. 4; section 22(5) is amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18). Section 123(1)(e) is substituted and section 137 amended, with respect to council tax benefit, by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Section 124(1)(e) is inserted by paragraph 30(5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995. Section 122(1) and section 137(1) are interpretation provisions cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribe” and “prescribed”.

(3)

1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision cited because of the meaning given to the word “claimant”, “family” and “prescribed”.

(4)

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

(5)

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