The Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 65

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

Made

16th January 1997

Laid before Parliament

23rd January 1997

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 123(1), 130(1), 131(10)(a), 135(1), 136(2), (3), (5)(a), (b) and (d), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(p) and (6), 32(8), 75(2), 76(1), 189(1), (3) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2) and sections 4(5), 12(1) and (4)(b) and (d), 13(3), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation, in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(4) and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(5), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4; sections 123, 131, 135 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), paras. 1, 4, 8 and 9; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

1992 c. 5; section 5(6) was inserted by section 120 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52); section 76 was amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), para. 15; section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.

(3)

1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(4)

See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

(5)

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.