The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010

• Citation: S.I. 2010/2591
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010.

(2) They come into force on 1st November 2010 (immediately after the coming into force of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2010 ).

(3) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 .

Section 2 Prescribed amount of cold weather payment

In regulation 3 (prescribed amount) of the principal Regulations, for “£8.50” substitute “£25”.

Section 3 Minor amendment and revocations

(1) In regulation 1A(4) (prescribed description of persons) of the principal Regulations, for “with” substitute “within”.

(2) The following provisions are revoked—

(a) regulation 2 (amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations) of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 ;

(b) regulation 3 (modification of the principal Regulations in respect of the 2008–09 winter) of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2008 ; and

(c) regulation 3 (modification of the principal Regulations in respect of the 2009–10 winter) of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2009 .