Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 2524

The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2002

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2002 No. 2524

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2002

	Made	5th October 2002
	Laid before Parliament	10th October 2002
	Coming into force	1st November 2002

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 138(2) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it[2], hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st November 2002.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988
    2. - (1) Schedule 1 to the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988[3] (identification of stations and postcode districts) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

    (2) For entries 2, 8, 20, 29, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 59 and 64 there shall respectively be substituted the entries in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Malcolm Wicks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions

5th October 2002

SCHEDULERegulation 2

Column (1)	Meteorological Office Station
Column (2)	Postcode districts
2. Andrewsfield	AL1-10. CB10-11. CM1-9, CM11-24, CM77. CO 9. RM14-20. SG1-2, SG9-14.
8. Boltshope Park	DH8. DL8, DL11-17. NE19, NE44, NE47-48.
20. Crosby	BB1-3, BB5-7. CH1-8, CH41-49, CH60-66. FY1-8. L1-40. LL11-14. PR1-9, PR25-26. SY14. WA1-2, WA4-6, WA10-12. WN1-6, WN8.
29. Heathrow	BR1-8. CR0, CR2-8. DA1-2, DA4-8, DA14-18. E1-18. E1W. EC1-4. EN1-11. HA0-9. IG1-11. KT1-24. N1-22. NW1-11. RM1-13. SE1-28. SM1-7. SW1-20. TW1-20. UB1-10. W1-14. WC1-2. WD1-7, WD17-19, WD23-25.
47. Newcastle	DH1-7, DH9. NE1-13, NE15-18, NE20-21, NE23, NE25-43, NE45-46. SR1-8. TS27-29.
48. Nottingham	CV13. DE1-3, DE5-7, DE11-15, DE21-24, DE55-56, DE65, DE72-75. LE1-9, LE11-14, LE16-19, LE65, LE67. NG1-22, NG25, NG31-34. S25-26, S40-45, S80-81. ST10, ST14.
49. Pembrey Sands	SA1-8, SA10-18, SA31-34, SA61-63, SA66-73.
53. Ringway (Manchester Airport)	BL0-9. CW1-12. M1-9, M11-35, M38, M40-41, M43-46, M50, M90. OL1-2, OL4-11, OL16. SK1-11, SK13-16. WA3, WA7-9, WA13-16. WN7.
54. St. Athan	BS1-11, BS13-16, BS20-24, BS29-32, BS34-37, BS39-41, BS48-49. CF3, CF5, CF10-11, CF14-15, CF23-24, CF31-36, CF61-64, CF71-72. NP10, NP16, NP18-20, NP26.
59. Sennybridge	CF37-48, CF81-83. LD1-8. NP4, NP7-8, NP11-13, NP22-24, NP44. SA9, SA19-20. SY7, SY9, SY11, SY15-19, SY21-22.
64. Tulloch Bridge	PA33, PA35-36, PA38, PA40,PH8-11, PH15-17, PH30-35, PH37, PH49-50.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1724) in relation to the list of weather stations and applicable postcode districts in Schedule 1 to those Regulations, to take account of changes to postcodes and to weather station linkages.

The Postcode Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the postcode maps may be obtained from their publishers. A person may establish the current postcode for their address by contacting the Royal Mail Postcode Enquiries Office (tel. 08457 111222) or by logging on to the Royal Mail website at www.royalmail.com.

These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.

Notes:

[1] 1992 c. 4; section 138(4) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word "prescribed".back

[2] See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).back

[3] S.I. 1988/1724; Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 2000/2690 and amended by S.I. 2001/3368.back

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