(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2004.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force—
(a) in relation to regulations 1 and 3 on 1st April 2004;
(b) in relation to regulation 2, in so far as it relates to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 12th April 2004, and for the purposes of this sub-paragraph, “ benefit week ” has the same meaning as in the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 .