PART 1General
Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
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These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Abolition of Benefit Periods) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 5th April 2004.
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In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 M1;
“appropriate relevant authority” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Act;
“benefit period” has the same meaning as in regulation 66 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 57 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations as the case may be, as in force immediately before 5th April 2004;
“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 M2;
“Housing Act functions” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;
“relevant authority” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 M3.
PART 2Amendment of Housing Benefit Regulations and Council Tax Benefit Regulations
Amendment of regulation 2 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 2 of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF12.
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Amendment of regulation 7 of the Housing Benefit RegulationsF13.
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Amendment of regulation 11 of the Housing Benefit RegulationsF14.
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Amendment of regulation 12A of the Housing Benefit RegulationsF15.
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Amendment of regulation 21 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 13 of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF16.
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Amendment of regulation 21A of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 13A of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF17.
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Amendment of regulation 22 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 14 of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF18.
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Amendment of regulation 23 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 15 of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF19.
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Amendment of regulation 24 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 16 of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF110.
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Extended paymentsF111.
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Date on which an award of benefit is to endF112.
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Benefit periodF113.
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Change of circumstancesF114.
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Time claims are made or treated as madeF115.
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Amendment of regulation 70 of the Housing Benefit RegulationsF116.
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Amendment of regulation 76 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 66 of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF117.
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Amendment of regulation 104 of the Housing Benefit Regulations and regulation 90 of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF118.
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Amendment of regulation 95 of the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF119.
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Amendment of Schedule 1A to the Housing Benefit RegulationsF120.
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Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit Regulations and Schedule 1 to the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF121.
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Amendment of Schedule 5 to the Housing Benefit Regulations and Schedule 5 to the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF122.
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Amendment of Schedule 5A to the Housing Benefit Regulations and Schedule 5A to the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF123.
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Amendment of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit Regulations and Schedule 6 to the Council Tax Benefit RegulationsF124.
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Minor and consequential amendmentsF125.
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PART 3Transitional and Saving Provisions
Transitional provisionF126.
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Transitional provision for rent officer referralsF127.
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Saving provision for extended paymentsF128.
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PART 4Amendment of Other Provisions
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