SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7Minor and consequential amendments
Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
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The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.
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1
In section 134(2)
(forms that may be taken by the rent rebates and allowances referred to since 1st April 1997 in subsections (1A) and (1B) instead of subsection (1)), for “subsection (1)” substitute “
subsections (1A) and (1B)
”
.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st April 1997.
I336
In section 140B (calculation of rent rebate subsidy, rent allowance subsidy and council tax benefit subsidy), the following are omitted—
a
the second sentence of subsection (2) (Housing Revenue Account rebates paid by housing authority in England and Wales not relevant benefit for purpose of determining amount of subsidy), and
b
subsection (7) (section not to be taken as implying that additions and deductions may not be determined by reference to certain matters).
I237
In section 140C (payment of subsidy), after subsection (1) there is inserted—
1A
Conditions under subsection (1) above may (in particular) be imposed to obtain information for the purposes of the carrying-out by the Secretary of State of any of his functions relating to subsidy.
I438
In section 140D (rent rebate subsidy: accounting provisions), the following are omitted—
a
subsection (1)(c) (accounting for rent rebate subsidy by development corporation in England and Wales), and
b
subsection (2) (treatment of Housing Revenue Account rebates).
I139
In section 140G (interpretation of Part 8), in the definition of “Housing Revenue Account”, paragraph (b) (definition of Housing Revenue Account rebate) is omitted.