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The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991

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Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 2887

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991

Made

18th December 1991

Coming into force

7th April 1992

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 12(1) of the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991(1) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(1), (5)(bb), (6A)(d), (6C) to (6F), (11) and (12), section 21(3B) and (6)(aa), section 22(1) and (5) to (9), section 27B(2) and (4) and section 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986(2) and section 166(1) to (3A) of the Social Security Act 1975(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument, which contains only regulations made consequential upon sections 6 and 7 of the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991, hereby makes the following Regulations:

(2)

1986 c. 50; paragraph (bb) is inserted in subsection (1) of section 20 by section 6(1) of the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (c. 21) (“the 1991 Act”); paragraph (bb) is inserted in subsection (5) of section 20 by section 8(1) of the 1991 Act; subsection (6A) and (6C) to (6F) are inserted in section 20 by section 6(4) of the 1991 Act; subsection (3B) is inserted in section 21 by section 6(8) of the 1991 Act; paragraph (aa) is inserted in subsection (6) of section 21 by section 6(9) of the 1991 Act; section 27B is inserted by section 7(1) of the 1991 Act; section 84(1) is cited because of the meanings it ascribes to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

1975 c. 14; section 166(3) was amended by paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24); subsection (3A) is inserted in section 166 by section 62 of the Social Security Act 1986; section 166(1) to (3A) (extent of powers) is applied to powers conferred by the Social Security Act 1986 by section 83(1) of that Act.

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