The Income-related Benefits Schemes Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1995

This Statutory Instrument has been amended by S.I. 1995/3282 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of S.I. 1995/2792.

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 2792

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income-related Benefits Schemes Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1995

Made

26th October 1995

Laid before Parliament

27th October 1995

Coming into force

28th October 1995

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1), 136(5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 134(8)(b), 139(6)(b)(2), 189(1) and 191(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(3) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, it appearing to him that by reason of the urgency of the matter it is inexpedient to consult with either the Social Security Advisory Committee(4) or with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(5), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 (c. 4): section 137(1) is cited because of the meaning which it ascribes to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

Section 139, as currently in force, was substituted by section 103 of, and paragraph 20 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14).

(3)

1992 (c. 5): section 191(1) is cited because of the meaning which it ascribes to the word “prescribe”.

(4)

See section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 as to the Secretary of State’s power to make regulations without consulting the Social Security Advisory Committee in cases of urgency.

(5)

See section 176(2)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)) for the Secretary of State’s power to make regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit without consulting organisations appearing to him to be representative of authorities concerned with those benefits in cases of urgency.