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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force—
(a) for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 30, on 6th April 2003;
(b) for all other purposes, on 6th October 2003.
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PART 2
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PART 3
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PART 4
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PART 5
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In regulation 8 of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 (date from which a decision superseding an earlier decision takes effect)—
(a) in paragraph (2), for the words “in accordance with regulations 68 and 68A of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulations 59 and 59A of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”, substitute “in accordance with regulations 68, 68A or 68B of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulations 59, 59A or 59B of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations”;
(b) in paragraph (3), after “68A”, insert “or 68B” and after “59A”, insert “or 59B”.
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Malcolm Wicks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions

SCHEDULE 1


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Short title Provision Relevant amendments
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 Section 123(1)(d) and (e) Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 1(1).
 Section 130(4) 
 Section 131(3)(b) and (10) Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 4.
 Section 134(1) 
 Section 135(1) and (6) 
 Section 136 
 Section 136A(3) and (4)(a) State Pension Credit Act 2002, Schedule 2, paragraph 3.
 Section 137(1) and (2)(c), (h) and (i) 
 Section 175(3) to (5) Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994, Schedule 1, paragraph 36;Section 175 (3) to (5) is applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 by section 19(1) of that Act.
Social Security Administration Act 1992 Section 5(1)(a) to (e), (hh), (j), (k) and (p), and (6) Housing Act 1996, section 120;Social Security Act 1998, section 74 and Schedule 7, paragraph 79;Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, Schedule 7, paragraph 21(2).
 Section 6(1)(a) to (e), (hh), (k) and (l) Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 12(1)(b);Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, Schedule 7, paragraph 21(2).
 Section 75(4)Section 76(3)(c) 
 Section 189(4) and (5) Social Security Act 1998, Schedule 7, paragraph 109.
Social Security Act 1998 Section 34(1) and (2) 
 Section 79(4) Applied to Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 by paragraph 20(3) of that Schedule.
Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 Schedule 7, paragraphs 4(6), 12 and 20(1)(b) 
State Pension Credit Act 2002 Section 13(1) 
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 21
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