The Housing Benefit (General) (Local Housing Allowance) Amendment Regulations 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/238
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) (Local Housing Allowance) Amendment Regulations 2005.

(2) This regulation and regulation 2 shall come into force on 13th March 2005.

(3) Regulation 3 shall come into force—

(a) in relation to the area of a relevant authority specified in the Schedule to these Regulations; and

(b) in relation to that relevant authority,

on the date specified in that Schedule in relation to that relevant authority.

(4) In these Regulations—

(a) “the 2003 Regulations ” means the Housing Benefit (General) (Local Housing Allowance) Amendment Regulations 2003 ;

(b) “the principal Regulations ” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 ; and

(c) “relevant authority” has the meaning specified in regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations.

Section 2 Amendment of Schedule 8 of the principal Regulations

In the list of pathfinder authorities and commencement dates specified in Part I of Schedule 8 to the principal Regulations (commencement date in relation to each pathfinder authority), insert at the appropriate places in alphabetical order the following entries—

Section 3 Additional pathfinder authorities

The principal Regulations, the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 and the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 shall apply in relation to the area of a relevant authority specified in the Schedule to these Regulations as they apply in the area of a relevant authority specified in Schedule 1 to the 2003 Regulations .