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| Made | 16th October 2002 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 21st October 2002 | ||
| Coming into force | 11th November 2002 |
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 166(3) of, and paragraph 3(a) of Schedule 8 to, the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999[1], hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 11th November 2002.
Amendment of regulation 10(2) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000
2. In the Table in regulation 10(2) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000[2] (kind and levels of support for essential living needs), in the second column, opposite the entry in the first column relating to a person aged under 16, for the amount "£33.50" there shall be substituted the amount "£37.00".
Revocation of the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2000
3. The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2000[3] are hereby revoked.
Beverley Hughes
Minister of State
Home Office
16th October 2002
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 11th November 2002, amend regulation 10(2) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (as substituted by the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/472)). They increase from £33.50 to £37.00 the total value, for any week, of asylum support in the form of vouchers redeemable for cash, or a cash payment, which may generally be expected to be provided weekly under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in respect of the essential living needs of a person aged under 16. This increase will take effect on 11th November 2002. These Regulations also revoke the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3053).
Notes:
[1] 1999 c. 33.back
[2] S.I. 2000/704. Regulation 10(2) was substituted by the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/472).back
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