1998 No. 1379

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Student Amounts Amendment) Regulations 1998

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred on her by sections 123(1), 130(2) and (4), 136(3) and (5), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1 and sections 12(1) and (4), 35(1) and 36(1) and (2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995M2 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, after consultation in so far as the Regulations relate to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to her to be representative of the authorities concernedM3 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itM4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

1992 c.4; sections 123, 130 and 137 were amended to have effect with respect to council tax benefit by section 103 of, and 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 ascribed to the word “prescribed".

M2

1995 c.18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".

M3

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5), section 176(1) as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

M4

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 170 and 173(1)(b) and (7) and the Jobseekers Act 1995, Schedule 2, paragraph 67(a); section 173(7) defines “regulations".