SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Housing Benefit (General) (Local Housing Allowance) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force in relation to the area of a relevant authority specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, and in relation to that relevant authority, on the date specified in that Schedule in relation to that relevant authority. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of regulation 8A into the principal Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 10 of the principal Regulations 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of regulations 11A and 11B into the principal Regulations 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 12A of the principal Regulations 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 12B of the principal Regulations 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 12C of the principal Regulations 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulation 12CA of the principal Regulations 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of regulation 12E into the principal Regulations 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of regulations 93 and 94 of the principal Regulations 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of Schedule 8 into the principal Regulations 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State Pension Credit 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 16 1 The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation. 2 In paragraph (3) of regulation 4 and paragraph (2)(c) of regulation 7 after the words “adopts a rent officer’s determination” insert “ , board and attendance determination, broad rental market area determination or local housing allowance determination ” . 3 In paragraph (3) of regulation 4, paragraph (2)(c) of regulation 7 and paragraph (6) of regulation 8 for the words “or substitute redetermination” substitute “ substitute redetermination, board and attendance redetermination, substitute board and attendance determination, substitute board and attendance redetermination, amended broad rental market area determination or amended local housing allowance determination ” . 4 After paragraph (2A) of regulation 7 insert the following paragraphs— 2B The appropriate relevant authority may make a decision under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Act upon its own initiative on the basis that the decision to be superseded is a decision in respect of which the maximum housing benefit would cease to have effect by virtue of regulation 8A of the Housing Benefit Regulations, but for the decision made in accordance with this regulation. 2C For the purposes of paragraph (2B) and paragraph (15) of regulation 8 “ maximum housing benefit ” means the maximum housing benefit determined in accordance with regulations made under section 130(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. . 5 After paragraph (14) of regulation 8 insert the following paragraph— 15 A decision to which regulation 7(2B) applies shall take effect from the day immediately following the day on which the maximum housing benefit would have ceased to have effect by virtue of regulation 8A of the Housing Benefit Regulations, but for the decision made in accordance with regulation 7(2B). . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Chris Pond Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions 18th September 2003