Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) (Standard Interest Rate Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 20th December 1998.
(2)
These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any particular claimant–
(a)
in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in arrears in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(i) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations3 (date when change of circumstances is to take effect)–
(i)
from the first day of the benefit week which includes 27th December 1998; or
(ii)
if the claim for income support is for a period beginning after 27th December 1998, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 20th December 1998;
(b)
in a case where income support is paid to the claimant in advance in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(ii) of Schedule 7 to the Claims and Payments Regulations, from the first day of the first benefit week commencing after 27th December 1998,
and for this purpose, the expressions “claimant” and “benefit week ” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations4 (interpretation).