The Winter Heating Assistance (Low Income) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 16

Social Security

The Winter Heating Assistance (Low Income) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Made

24th January 2023

Coming into force

25th January 2023

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30(2), 41(4)(a), 43(5) and 52 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 96(2) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

In accordance with section 97(2) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have informed the Scottish Commission on Social Security of their proposals, notified the Scottish Parliament that they have done so and made their proposals publicly available by such means as they consider appropriate.

(1)

2018 asp 9 (“the 2018 Act”). Schedule 4 of the 2018 Act makes provision about the exercise of powers under section 30. The powers to make these Regulations are exercised together by virtue of section 33(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10). The Regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 33(3) of that Act.