Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 478
HOUSING
The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2003
Made
3rd March 2003
Laid before Parliament
7th March 2003
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 122(1) and (6) of the Housing Act 1996( 1 ) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force —
(a) in relation to any case where rent is payable at intervals of a whole number of weeks, on 7 th April 2003; and
(b) in relation to any other case, on 1 st April 2003.
(2) In this Order —
“the Order” means the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997( 2 );
“the Scotland Order” means the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997( 3 ).
Amendment of the Order
2. —(1) Schedule 1 to the Order (determinations by rent officers for the purposes of housing benefit) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In paragraph 4(3) (local reference rents – exclusion of rent attributable to provision of services) paragraph (c) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.
(3) In paragraph 7 (ineligible charges and support charges) —
(a) in sub-paragraph (1) —
(i) in paragraph (a), head (i) and the word “and” which immediately follows it shall be omitted, and
(ii) paragraph (b) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted;
(b) in sub-paragraph (2), paragraph (b) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.
(4) In paragraph 11(4) (indicative rent levels – exclusion of rent attributable to provision of services) paragraph (c) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.
Amendment of the Scotland Order
3. —(1) Schedule 1 to the Scotland Order (determinations by rent officers for the purposes of housing benefit) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In paragraph 4(3) (local reference rents – exclusion of rent attributable to provision of services) paragraph (c) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.
(3) In paragraph 7 (ineligible charges and support charges) —
(a) in sub-paragraph (1) —
(i) in paragraph (a), head (i) and the word “and” which immediately follows it shall be omitted, and
(ii) paragraph (b) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted;
(b) in sub-paragraph (2), paragraph (b) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.
(4) In paragraph 11(4) indicative rent levels – exclusion of rent attributable to provision of services) paragraph (c) and the word “and” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Malcolm Wicks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
3rd March 2003
S.I.1997/1984 , amended by S.I.2000/1 , 2001/1325 , 2317 and 3561 .
S.I.1997/1995 , amended by S.I.2000/3 , 2001/1326 , 2318 and 3561 .