1991 No. 235
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
HOUSING, SCOTLAND
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1991
Made 13th February 1991
Laid before Parliament 20th February 1991
Coming into force
for the purposes of regulations 1, 5, 7 and 8 13th March 1991
for all other purposes 1st April 1991

The Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by sections 20(1)(c), (8) and (12)(h) and (i), 21(6)(b), 22(1), (8) and (9), 29(5), 30(2B), 51(1)(a) and (b) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it hereby makes the following Regulations:
1986 c. 50; sub-section (2B) was inserted in section 30 of the Act by the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), section 15(1) and section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
1975 c. 14; subsection (3) was amended by the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), section 3(1) and Schedule 8, paragraph 10; subsection (3A) was inserted by section 62 of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by section 83(1) of that Act.
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.
See section 61(1)(b) and (10) of the Social Security Act 1986. The Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24), Schedule 8, added a definition of “regulations” to section 61(10) of the Act of 1986.