The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.5) Regulations 1994

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.5) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of this regulation and regulations 22 to 33, on 3rd October 1994;

(b) for the purposes of regulations 2 to 21, on 4th October 1994.

(2) Regulations 22 to 33 of these Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant at the beginning of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 3rd October 1994 which applies in his case.

(3) In paragraph (2) above the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in the Income Support Regulations.

(4) Regulations 2 to 21 of these Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant—

(a) except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, on 4th October 1994; or

(b) where a claimant has an award of disability working allowance or family credit which is current on 3rd October 1994, on the day following the expiration of that award.

(5) In these Regulations—

“the Disability Working Allowance Regulations” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991(1);

“the Family Credit Regulations” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987(2);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(3).

(1)

S.I. 1991/2887; relevant amending instruments S.I. 1992/1101 and 2155, 1993/315, 963, 1249 and 2119 and 1994/527.

(2)

S.I. 1987/1973; relevant amending instruments S.I. 1988/660, 999, 1438 and 1970, 1990/127 and 574, 1991/387, 1175 and 1520, 1992/573, 1101 and 2155, 1993/315, 963, 1249 and 2119 and 1994/527.

(3)

S.I. 1987/1967; relevant amending instruments S.I. 1988/663, 1445 and 2022, 1989/534 and 1678, 1990/127, 547 and 2324, 1991/236, 387, 1033, 1175, 1559, 1656 and 2742, 1992/468, 1101, 1198, 2155 and 3147, 1993/315, 349, 518, 963, 1150, 1249 and 2119 and 1994/527.