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The Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997 and this regulation shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

(2) In so far as these Regulations amend provisions relating to income support or jobseeker’s allowance, these Regulations shall come into force on 7th April 1997 and, in relation to any particular claimant for either of those benefits, these Regulations shall have effect from the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after that date.

(3) In paragraph (2) above, the expression “benefit week" shall have the same meaning as in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the Income Support Regulations M1 or, where appropriate, in paragraph (3) of regulation 1 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance RegulationsM2.

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(6) In so far as these Regulations amend provisions relating to family credit or disability working allowance, these Regulations shall come into force on 8th April 1997 and, in relation to any particular claimant for either of those benefits, these Regulations shall have effect where a claimant has an award of family credit or disability working allowance which is current on 7th April 1997, on the day following the expiration of that award.

(7) In these Regulations—

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“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations" means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 M3;

“the Family Credit Regulations" means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 M4;

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“the Income Support Regulations" means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M5;

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations" means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 M6.

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