Statutory Instruments

1988 No. 1971

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

HOUSING, SCOTLAND

The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988

Made

10th November 1988

Laid before Parliament

14th November 1988

Coming into force

5th December 1988

The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by sections 20(8) and (12)(g), 22(1), (8) and (9), 29(7), 51(1)(m) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986(1) and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Secutity Act 1975(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of authorities concerned(3), and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations in so far as they are made under the powers in section 51(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 should not be referred to it(4), by this instrument which is otherwise made before the end of a period of 12 months from the commencement of the enactments under which it is made, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(2)

1975 c. 14; section 166(3A) was inserted by section 62(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) was applied by section 83(1) of that Act.

(3)

See section 61(7) of the Social Security Act 1986.

(4)

See section 10(2)(b) of the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30). Section 10 was amended by paragraph 98 of Schedule 10 to the Social Security Act 1986.