The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order 1991

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order 1991.

(2) This Order shall come into force for the purposes of—

(a) articles 1, 2, 17 and 18(1) and (2)(a) on 1st April 1992;

(b) articles 9 and 18(2)(b) on 6th April 1992;

(c) article 10 on 5th April 1992;

(d) articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 on 6th April 1992;

(e) article 12 on 7th April 1992;

(f) articles 13, 14 and 15, in so far as they relate to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 6th April 1992, and for the purpose of this and the next following sub-paragraph, “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support Regulations;

(g) article 16(7), in so far as the sums specified are relevant for the purposes of paragraph 9(2)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations, on the first day of the benefit week to commence for the beneficiary on or after 6th April 1992;

(h) except in a case to which sub-paragraph (g) applies, article 16 on 1st April 1992.

(3) The increases made by this Order in the sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the 1975 Act or the Pensions Act shall take effect for each case on the date specified in relation to that case in article 5 of the Order.