The Social Security Amendment (Sports Awards) Regulations 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 2165

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security Amendment (Sports Awards) Regulations 1999

Made

29th July 1999

Laid before Parliament

2nd August 1999

Coming into force

23rd August 1999

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 123(1), 136(3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and (2)(d) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1 and sections 12(1) and (4)(b), 21, 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995M2 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 the Secretary of State for Social Security to be representative of the authorities concernedM3 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itM4 , hereby makes the following Regulations:

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c.4; sections 123(1) and 137(1) 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(1) and 9; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".

M2 1995 c.18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".

M3 See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).

M4 See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5), sections 170 and 173(l)(b); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18) added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments" in respect of which regulations must be referred to the Committee. Section 173(7) defines “regulations".