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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security and Child Support (Tax Credits) Consequential Amendments Regulations 1999.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 5th October 1999.
(3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “working families' tax credit” and “disabled person’s tax credit” shall be construed in accordance with section 1(1) of the Tax Credits Act 1999.
(4) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference—
(a) to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation in, or the Schedule to, these Regulations bearing that number;
(b) in a regulation or Schedule to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation or Schedule bearing that number.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (3), in the provisions mentioned in Part I of Schedule 2, for the words “family credit” wherever they occur, except where they appear in a reference to the title of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987, there shall be substituted the words “working families' tax credit”.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), in the provisions mentioned in Part II of Schedule 2, for the words “disability working allowance” wherever they occur, except where they appear in a reference to the title of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991, there shall be substituted the words “disabled person’s tax credit”.
(3) In the provisions mentioned in Part III of Schedule 2—
(a) for the definition of “disability working allowance” there shall be substituted the following definition—“
 “disabled person’s tax credit” means a disabled person’s tax credit under section 129 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;”; and
(b) the following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate place—“
 “working families' tax credit” means a working families' tax credit under section 128 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;”.
(4) In the provisions mentioned in Part IV of Schedule 2 for the words “the allowance” there shall be substituted the words “the credit”.
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In regulation 3 of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations 1988—
(a) for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
(b) family credit awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;”; and
(b) for paragraph (dd) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
(dd) disability working allowance awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;”.
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In paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 8 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987, for the words “family credit or disability working allowance” there shall be substituted the words—“or payment in accordance with an award of family credit or disability working allowance which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999”.
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(1) Regulation 1(2) of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 1992 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) For the definition of “disability working allowance” there shall be substituted the following definition—“
 “disability working allowance” means an award of disability working allowance under section 129 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;”.
(3) The following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate place—“
 “family credit” means an award of family credit under section 128 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;”.
(4) In the definition of “relevant benefit” for the words “family credit or disability working allowance” there shall be substituted the following words—“or an award of family credit or disability working allowance which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999”.
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The Child Support (Compensation for Recipients of Family Credit and Disability Working Allowance) Regulations 1995 are revoked except that they shall continue to have effect in the case of an award of family credit or disability working allowance awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Hugh Bayley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
13th September 1999
SCHEDULE 1

Child Support Act 1991 section 28E(5)
 section 42
 section 43
 section 51
 section 52
 section 54
 paragraphs 5 and 7 of Schedule 1
 Schedule 4B
Social Security Administration Act 1992 section 5(1)
 section 78(2)
 section 189(1), (4) and (5)
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 section 22(5)
 section 45A
 section 122(1)
 section 123(1)(a), (d) and (e)
 section 135(1)
 section 136(3), (4) and (5)
 section 137(1)
 section 138
 section 145(1)
 section 175(1), (3) and (4)
Jobseekers Act 1995 section 4(5)
 section 12(4)(a)
 section 26(4)(j)
 section 36
Child Support Act 1995 section 10
 section 24
 section 26(3)
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(1)
Part I
The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 regulation 7C and the heading which precedes it
The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987 regulation 5(1)(a)
 regulation 6(b)
 regulation 7(1)(a)(i)
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 regulation 42(2)(e)
The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 regulation 43A(3)(c)
 regulation 43A(4)(c)
 Schedule 4, paragraph 58
The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 regulation 35(3)(c)
 regulation 35(4)(c)
 Schedule 4, paragraph 57
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992 regulation 10A and the heading which precedes it
 Schedule 1, paragraphs 2(1A), 5(5) and 7(2) to (5)
The Social Security (Effect of Family Credit on Earnings Factors) Regulations 1995 regulation 2
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 regulation 105(2)(d)
The Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations 1996 regulations 9 and 12
The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 regulation 21(c)
The Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996 regulation 14(c)
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(2)
Part II
The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 regulation 7B and the heading which precedes it
 regulation 9(c)(i)
The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987 regulation 5(1)(a)
 regulation 6(c)
 regulation 7(1)(a)(i)
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 regulation 42(2)(f)
 Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a)(i)
The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 regulation 43A(3)(e)
 regulation 43A(4)(e)
 Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a)(i)
 Schedule 4, paragraph 57
The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 regulation 35(3)(e)
 regulation 35(4)(e)
 Schedule 1, paragraph 13(1)(a)(i)
 Schedule 4, paragraph 56
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992 regulation 10A and the heading which precedes it
 Schedule 1, paragraphs 2(1A), 5(5)
 Schedule 4, paragraph (a)(xi)
The Social Security (Effect of Family Credit on Earnings Factors) Regulations 1995 regulation 2
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 regulation 105(2)(d)
 Schedule 1, paragraph 14(1)(a)
The Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations 1996 regulations 9 and 12
The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 regulation 21(d)
The Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996 regulation 14(d)
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(3)
Part III
The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 regulation 2(1)
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 regulation 2(1)
The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 regulation 2(1)
The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 regulation 2(1)
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992 regulation 1(2)
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 regulation 1(3)
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(4)
Part IV
The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 Schedule 3, paragraph 16
 sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (4)(c)(ii)
 Schedule 4, paragraph 57
The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 Schedule 3, paragraph 16
 sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (4)(c)(ii)
 Schedule 4, paragraph 56