Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2432

The Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

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1996 No. 2432

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 130(2) to (5), 131, 135, 136(5)(b), 137(1) and (2)(a) and (i) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^[1], section 5(1)(a), (b), (h) to (j) and (p), 6(1)(a), (b), (h), (i), (k) and (q), 63(1), 134(1)(b), 189(1) and (4) to (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^[2], and section 11 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996^[3] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument which contains only regulations made by virtue of or consequential upon the aforesaid section 11 and which are made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that enactment^[4] and after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the organisations concerned^[5], hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 15th October 1996.

    (2)  In these Regulations —


(a)  "the Council Tax Benefit Regulations" means the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992^[6];


(b)  "the Housing Benefit Regulations" means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987^[7].

[1] 1992 c. 4; sections 123, 131, 135 and 137 of the Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word "prescribed". back

[2] 1992 c. 5; sections 6, 63, 189 and 191 of the Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14); section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word "prescribed". back

[3] 1996 c. 49. back

[4] See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) section 173(5)(b). back

[5] See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. back

[6] S.I. 1992/1814 relevant amending instruments S.I. 1993/688, 2118, 1994/470, 1807, 1995/559, 1996/30 and 462. back

[7] S.I. 1987/1971; relevant amending instruments S.I. 1990/546, 1993/2118, 1994/470, 1807, 1995/559, 1644, 1996/30, 1510 and 1944. back

Explanatory Note