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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:β€”

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. β€”(1) This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2003 and shall come into force β€”

(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 β€”

β€œthe Order” means the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997( 2 );

β€œthe Scotland Order” means the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997( 3 ).

Amendment of the Order

2. β€”(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 β€œand” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.

(3) In paragraph 7 (ineligible charges and support charges) β€”

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) β€”

(i) in paragraph (a), head (i) and the word β€œand” which immediately follows it shall be omitted, and

(ii) paragraph (b) and the word β€œand” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), paragraph (b) and the word β€œand” 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 β€œand” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.

Amendment of the Scotland Order

3. β€”(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 β€œand” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted.

(3) In paragraph 7 (ineligible charges and support charges) β€”

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) β€”

(i) in paragraph (a), head (i) and the word β€œand” which immediately follows it shall be omitted, and

(ii) paragraph (b) and the word β€œand” which immediately precedes it shall be omitted;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), paragraph (b) and the word β€œand” 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 β€œand” 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

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The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2003 (2003/478)

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