Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force—

(a)for the purposes of this regulation and regulations F1... 7(1) to (4) and (6), on 4th October 2004;

(b)for the purposes of regulation 8, on 6th October 2004;

(c)for all other purposes, on 4th April 2005.

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