Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 and shall, subject to paragraph F2... (3) of this regulation, come into force–

a

for the purposes of regulation 1 F1..., on 1st April 2000;

b

for the purposes of regulations 4(4), 5 (in so far as it relates to housing benefit) and 10,

i

in a case where rent is payable at intervals of a whole number of weeks, on 3rd April 2000; and

ii

in any other case, on 1st April 2000;

c

for the purposes of the remainder of these Regulations, on 3rd April 2000.

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3

Regulation 11 of these Regulations shall come into force immediately before the coming into force of regulation 12 of the Social Security (Payments to Reduce Under-occupation) Regulations 2000 M1.

4

In these Regulations–

F4...

F4...

“the Income Support Regulations" means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M2;

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations" means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 M3.