The Income-related Benefits (Montserrat) Regulations 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/2006
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Montserrat) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 28th August 1996.

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 7A of the Housing Benefit Regulations

In regulation 7A of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (persons from abroad) in paragraph (5) there shall be added after sub-paragraph (e)—

or

(f) is in Great Britain and who left the territory of Montserrat after 1st November 1995 because of the effect on that territory of a volcanic eruption.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 4A of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations

In regulation 4A of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (persons from abroad) in paragraph (5) there shall be added after sub-paragraph (e)—

or

(f) is in Great Britain and who left the territory of Montserrat after 1st November 1995 because of the effect on that territory of a volcanic eruption.

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 21(3) of the Income Support Regulations

(1) Regulation 21(3) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (special cases) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (3), at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “Subject to paragraph (3F),”.

(3) After paragraph (3E), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(3F) In paragraph (3) “person from abroad” does not include any person in Great Britain who left the territory of Montserrat after 1st November 1995 because of the effect on that territory of a volcanic eruption.