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| Made | 22nd March 2001 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 27th March 2001 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st April 2001 |
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 139(10) and 189(1) and (3) to (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned[2], hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Council Tax Benefit (Permitted Totals) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
Amendment of article 2 of the Council Tax Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996
2. In article 2 of the Council Tax Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996[3] (permitted total of benefit allowed in exercise of a discretion) for "100.1%" there shall be substituted "100.025%".
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Angela Eagle
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security
22nd March 2001
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Council Tax Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/678). This Order limits the amount by which council tax benefit may be increased on the exercise of the discretion provided by regulation 51(5) and 54(4) of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814).
This Order does not impose a charge on business.
Notes:
[1] 1992 c. 5; section 139(10) was substituted by section 121 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 to, the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52).back
[2] See section 176(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.back
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