The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1992

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of this regulation, on 1st August 1992;

(b) for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) of paragraph (2) of regulation 2, regulation 2(1) so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs, and regulation 3,

(i) to the extent that they relate to a case where a student’s period of study begins on or after 1st August 1992 but before 1st September 1992, on the first Monday of that period;

(ii) in any other case, on 7th September 1992;

(c) for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (2) of regulation 2, and regulation 2(1) so far as it relates to those sub-paragraphs,

(i) to the extent that they relate to a case where a student’s period of study begins on or after 1st August 1992 but before 1st September 1992, on the first Tuesday of that period;

(ii) in any other case, on 1st September 1992;

(d) for the purposes of sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) of regulation 2, and regulation 2(1) so far as it relates to that sub-paragraph, but subject to sub-paragraph (e) below,

(i) to the extent that they relate to a case where a student’s period of study begins on or after 1st August 1992 but before 1st September 1992, on the first day of that period;

(ii) in any other case, on 1st September 1992;

(e) regulation 2(2)(e) shall come into force in relation to any particular claimant at the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after the date specified in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph which applies in his case; and for this purpose the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(1);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(2).

(1)

S.I. 1987/1971; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1599.

(2)

S.I. 1987/1967; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/1559.