Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force—

a

for the purposes of regulation 2, on 5th October 2003; and

b

for all other purposes, on 6th October 2003.

2

In these Regulations—

  • “the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 19923;

  • “the Decisions and Appeals Regulations” means the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 20014;

  • “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 19875; and

  • “the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 20036.