The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force—

(a)for the purposes of this regulation and regulations 17 to 28 on 10th April 1995;

(b)for the purposes of regulations 2 to 16 on 11th April 1995.

(2) Regulations 17 to 28 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 10th April 1995 which applies in his case.

(3) Regulations 2 to 16 of these Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant—

(a)except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, on 11th April 1995;

(b)where a claimant has an award of disability working allowance or family credit which is current on 10th April 1995, on the day following the expiration of that award.

(4) 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).

(5) In paragraph (2) above and regulation 28 (saving) the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week” have the same meanings as in the Income Support Regulations.

(1)

S.I.1991/2887; relevant amending instruments S.I.1992/2155, 1993/315, 1994/527 and 1924.

(2)

S.I.1987/1973; relevant amending instruments S.I.1988/660, 1970, 1990/574, 1992/573, 1994/527, 1924 and 2139.