1991 No. 1175

SOCIAL SECURITY
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
HOUSING, SCOTLAND

The Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Security (Recoupment) Amendment Regulations 1991

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

X1The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by sections 20(1), 22(8), 22(9)(a) to (c), 51(1)(h), 51A(1)(h) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986M1, sections 22(5) and 30(1) of the Social Security Act 1989M2 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975M3 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, it having appeared to him, so far as these Regulations relate to housing benefit and community charge benefits, that by reason of the urgency of the matter it is inexpedient to consult with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedM4, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to itM5, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations:
Editorial Information
X1

This legislation was made on 10.05.1991 and was published on the SLDB on 06.03.1996 for the first time. Some information has now been added to the item but we have not yet completed carrying its effects into other parts of the database.

Marginal Citations
M1

1986 c.50; section 20(1) was amended and section 51A was inserted by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c.41), Schedule 10, paragraphs 2(2) and 8 respectively and section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".

M2

1989 c.24. Section 30 is cited because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".

M3

1975 c. 14; sub-section (3A) was inserted by section 62(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) was applied by section 83(1) of that Act.

M4

See section 61(7) of the Social Security Act 1986; section 61(7) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c.41), Schedule 10, paragraph 10.

M5

See section 61(1)(b) and (10) of the Social Security Act 1986; the definition of “regulations" was added to section 61(10) by the Social Security Act 1989 (c.24), Schedule 8, paragraph 12(4).