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These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits Schemes (Widows' et. Pensions Disregards) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 20th December 1995.
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(1) In this Regulation “the relevant provisions” means—
(a) paragraph 14(c) of Schedule 4 to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings);
(b) paragraph 14(c) of Schedule 2 to the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings);
(c) paragraph 14(c) of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings);
(d) paragraph (4) of regulation 42 of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (notional income);
(e) paragraph 16(c) of Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (sums to be disregtarded in the calculation of income other than earnings);
(f) regulations 7 and 8 of the Income-related Benefits Schemes Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1995 (powers of local authorities to modify their housing benefit and council tax benefit schemes).
(2) In each of the relevant provisions, after the words “the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865” there shall be inserted the words “or the Pensions and Yeomanry Pay Act 1884”.
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Paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) shall be amended as follows—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “8 or 9” there shall be substituted “6 or 7”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (c) after the words “the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865”there shall be inserted the words “or the Pensions and Yeomanry Pay Act 1884”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Roger Evans
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
18th December 1995