The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 80(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1998 and section 68 of, and paragraph 20(4) of Schedule 7 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2001 No.

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001

Made

2001

Coming into force

2nd July 2001

Whereas a draft of this Instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 80(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1998(1) and section 68 of, and paragraph 20(4) of Schedule 7 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(2) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 5(1)(hh) and 6(1)(hh) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(3), sections 7(6)(a) and 79(4) to (7) of the Social Security Act 1998 and section 68 of, and paragraphs 3(1), (4) and (6), 4(4) and (6), 6(2)(e), (4), (7) and (8), 8(7)(c) and (8), 10(1), 12, 13, 14(2), 15, 16(3) and (5), 19(1), 20(1)(b) and (3) and 23(1)(4) and (2) of Schedule 7 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this Instrument, which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, those provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 and which are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions(5), after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(6), and after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(7), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1998 c. 14.

(2)

2000 c. 19.

(3)

1992 c. 5. Section 5(1)(hh) was inserted by section 74 of the Social Security Act 1998. Section 5(1)(hh) was amended by, and section 6(1)(hh) was inserted by, section 68 of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.

(4)

Section 23(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(5)

See sections 170 and 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

(6)

1992 c. 53.

(7)

See section 176 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.