1997 No. 2863
The Social Security Amendment (New Deal) Regulations 1997
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in relation to regulations 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8, and the Secretary of State for Social Security, in relation to the remainder of the Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(5), 12(4)(a) and (b), 19(2), (8)(b) and (10)(c), 20(4), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 3(b) and 14(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995M1 and sections 123(1), 135(1), 136(5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M2, and of all other powers enabling each of them in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itM3 and after consultation in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concernedM4, hereby make the following Regulations:
1992 c.4; sections 123(1)(e) and 137 were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), paragraphs 1 and 9; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, (c.5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments" in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.
See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).
1995 c.18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".