Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 2327
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004
Made
7th September 2004
Laid before Parliament
13th September 2004
Coming into force
for the purposes of regulations 1, 2(10)(a)(iii) and (iv) and (b) and (22), 3(4), (10)(a)(iii) and (iv) and (b) and (22) and 7(1) to (4) and (6)
4th October 2004
for the purposes of regulation 8
6th October 2004
for all other purposes
4th April 2005
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 130(4), 131(10)(a), 135(1), 136(1) and (3) to (5), 136A(3) and (4)(a), 137(1) and (2)(c), (d) and (h) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1, sections 5(1)(h), 189(1), (4) and (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M2, sections 4(5) and 35(1) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 M3, sections 10(6), 79(1) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998 M4, paragraphs 4(6), 20(1)(b) and 23(1) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 M5 and sections 2(3)(b), 15(1)(j) and (6)(b), 16(2)(a) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 M6 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned M7 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it M8, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Marginal Citations
M11992 c. 4. Section 136A was inserted by Schedule 2, paragraph 3 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16). Section 137(1) is cited for the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
M31995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is cited for the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
M41998 c. 14. Section 84 is cited for the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.
M52000 c. 19. Paragraph 23(1) is cited for the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
M62002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is cited for the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
M7See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
M8See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.