The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1998 No. 1732

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 1732

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1998

Made

16th July 1998

Laid before Parliament

20th July 1998

Coming into force

10th August 1998

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by section 123(1)(d), 130(2), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(2), and after consulting with organisations appearing to her to be representative of the authorities concerned(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there ascribed to “prescribed”.

(2)

See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

(3)

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