The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2005

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2005.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (6), these Regulations shall come into force on 3rd October 2005.

(3) The following provisions shall come into force on 30th December 2005—

(a) regulation 2(8)(b) and (c) and (9);

(b) regulation 3(8)(b) and (c) and (9);

(c) regulation 4(5)(c) and (d) and (6);

(d) regulation 5(5)(c) and (d) and (6).

(4) Regulations 4(4) and 5(4) shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

(5) The following provisions shall come into force on 6th April 2006—

(a) regulation 2(3)(a) to (d) and (5);

(b) regulation 3(3)(a) to (e) and (5);

(c) regulation 4(2) and (3);

(d) regulation 5(2) and (3).

(6) The following provisions shall come into force on the first day of the first benefit week commencing on or after 10th April 2006—

(a) regulation 2(2), (4), (6) and (7);

(b) regulation 3(2), (4), (6) and (7).

(7) In paragraph (6) the term “benefit week”, so far as it relates to regulation 2, has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations and, so far as it relates to regulation 3, has the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations.

(8) In these Regulations—

“the Council Tax Benefit Regulations” means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 M1 ;

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 M2 ;

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M3 ;

“the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 M4 ;

“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M5 .

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1992/1814.

M2 S.I. 1987/1971.

M3 S.I. 1987/1967.

M4 S.I. 1996/207.

M5 S.I. 2002/1792.