Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the benefits from which awards from the social fund may be recovered by deduction. They are made before the expiry of 12 months from the commencement of the provisions under which they are made and are accordingly exempt, by section 61(5) of the Social Security Act 1986, from reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee and have not been so referred.