The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Computation of Earnings Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996(1);

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2);

“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992(3);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(4);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(5);

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(6);

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993(7); and

“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002(8).

(1)

S.I. 1996/2745; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2002/842.

(2)

1992 c. 4.

(3)

S.I. 1992/1814; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1993/688 and 2118, 1994/1924, 1996/462, 1510, 1803, 2518 and 2545, 1998/776 and 1541, 1999/2555, 2000/2239 and 2629, 2001/3767 and 2002/499, 1589, 2019, 2207, 2402 and 2497.

(4)

S.I. 1987/1971; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/1444, 1989/416 and 1017, 1990/546 and 1775, 1991/1599, 1992/50 and 1326, 1993/2118, 1994/578, 1996/462, 1803, 2432, 2518 and 2545, 1997/65, 1998/766 and 1541, 1999/2555, 2000/207, 2239 and 2629, 2001/3767 and 2002/499, 1589, 2019, 2207, 2402 and 2497.

(5)

S.I. 1987/1967; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663, 910, 999, 1228, 1445 and 2022, 1989/534, 1034 and 1678, 1990/547, 1168, 1776 and 2324, 1991/544, 1992/50, 1326 and 3147, 1993/2119, 1994/527 and 2139, 1995/516, 1613, 2287 and 2927, 1996/206, 1803, 2431, 2518 and 2545, 1997/2197 and 2604, 1998/766, 1999/2422, 2555 and 3109, 2000/440, 2239 and 2629, 2001/3721 and 3767 and 2002/1411, 1589, 2019, 2207, 2402 and 2497.

(6)

S.I. 1996/207; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516, 1517, 1803, 2518, 2538 and 2545, 1998/766, 1999/2555, 2000/1978, 2239 and 2629, 2001/3767 and 2002/1411, 1589, 2019, 2207 and 2402.

(7)

1993 c. 48.

(8)

S.I. 2002/1792. These Regulations come into force on 6th October 2003. Amending instruments are S.I. 2002/3019 and 3197.