SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (National Insurance Number Information: Exemption) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st December 1997. 2 For the purposes of any regulation introduced by these Regulations, “the Administration Act ” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992 . Amendment of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 2 In the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 after regulation 1 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 1A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply to any claim for attendance allowance made or treated as made before 9th February 1998. . Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 1992 3 In the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 2A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply to council tax benefit. . Amendment of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 4 In the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 after regulation 1 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 1A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply— a to a person under the age of 16; b to any claim for disability living allowance made or treated as made before 9th February 1998. . Amendment of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 5 In the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 2A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply— a to a child or young person in respect of whom disability working allowance is claimed; b to any claim for disability working allowance made or treated as made before 9th February 1998; c to a partner in respect of whom a claim for disability working allowance is made or treated as made before 5th October 1998. . Amendment of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 6 In the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 2A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply— a to a child or young person in respect of whom family credit is claimed; b to any claim for family credit made or treated as made before 9th February 1998; c to a partner in respect of whom a claim for family credit is made or treated as made before 5th October 1998. . Amendment of the Social Security (Guardian’s Allowances) Regulations 1975 7 In the Social Security (Guardian’s Allowances) Regulations 1975 after regulation 1 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 1A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply to guardian’s allowance. . Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 8 In the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 2A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply to housing benefit. . Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 9 In the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 2A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply— a to a child in respect of whom an increase of incapacity benefit is claimed; b to an adult dependant in respect of whom a claim for an increase of incapacity benefit is made or treated as made before 5th October 1998. . Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 10 In the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 2A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply— a to a child or young person in respect of whom income support is claimed; b to a partner in respect of whom a claim for income support is made or treated as made before 5th October 1988. . Amendment of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 11 In the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 2A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply— a to a child in respect of whom an increase of invalid care allowance is claimed; b to any claim for invalid care allowance made or treated as made before 9th February 1998; c to an adult dependant in respect of whom a claim for an increase of invalid care allowance is made or treated as made before 5th October 1998. . Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 12 In the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 2A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply— a to a child or young person in respect of whom jobseeker’s allowance is claimed; b to any claim for jobseeker’s allowance made or treated as made before 5th October 1998. . Amendment of the Social Security (Maternity Allowance) Regulations 1987 13 In the Social Security (Maternity Allowance) Regulations 1987 after regulation 1 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 1A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply to an adult dependant in respect of whom a claim for an increase of maternity allowance is made or treated as made before 5th October 1998. . Amendment of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 14 In the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 after regulation 2 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act 2A. Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply— a to a child in respect of whom an increase of severe disablement allowance is claimed; b to an adult dependant in respect of whom a claim for an increase of severe disablement allowance is made or treated as made before 5th October 1998. . Amendment of the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979 15 1 The Social Security (Widow’s Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation. 2 After regulation 1 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act for the purposes of retirement pension 1A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply— a to a child in respect of whom an increase of retirement pension is claimed; b to an adult dependant in respect of whom a claim for an increase of retirement pension is made or treated as made before 5th October 1998. . 3 After regulation 16 there shall be inserted the following regulation— Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act for the purposes of widowed mother’s allowance 16A Section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply to a child in respect of whom an increase of widowed mother’s allowance is claimed. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. John Y. Denham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security 7th November 1997