The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1989

Statutory Instruments

1989 No. 416

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

HOUSING, SCOTLAND

RATING AND VALUATION

The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1989

Made

9th March 1989

Laid before Parliament

10th March 1989

Coming into force

for the purpose of regulations 1 to 6 and 9 to 11 to the extent that they relate to cases referred to in regulation 1(2)

1st April 1989

to the extent that they relate to any other case

3rd April 1989

for the purposes of regulations 7 and 8

9th October 1989

The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by sections 20(1)(c) and (8), 21(6)(b), 22(1), (8) and (9), 29 and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986(1) and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security 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 of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument which is 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.