The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987

Made: 19th March 1987

Laid before Parliament: 19th March 1987

Coming into force: 6th April 1987

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PART I — GENERAL

Citation and commencement

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Revocation

2

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Interpretation

3

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Provision against double payment

4

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PART II — PAYMENTS FOR MATERNITY EXPENSES

Entitlement

5

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Persons affected by a trade dispute

6

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PART III — PAYMENTS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES

Entitlement

7

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Deductions from an award of a funeral payment

8

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PART IV — EFFECT OF CAPITAL

Effect of capital

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Assessment of capital

10

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PART V — TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Interpretation of Parts V and VI

11

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Transitional arrangements—maternity payments

12

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Transitional arrangements—funeral payments

13

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PART VI — CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Amendment of the Single Payments Regulations

14

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Amendment of the Trade Disputes Regulations

15

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Amendment of the Urgent Cases Regulations

16

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

John Major — Minister of State, — Department of Health and Social Security — 19th March 1987

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1986 c. 50; section 32(2)(a) was amended by section 1 of the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) Act 1987 (c. 7) and section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited only for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

[^f00002]: 1976 c. 71, as amended by section 6(1) of and Part I of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30); in section 34 see the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1986/2173.

[^f00010]: See section 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50) for a definition of “war disablement pension”.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1981/1528; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1982/907, 1983/1000, 1630, 1984/938 and 1986/1259.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1980/1641; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1981/815, 1985/1016 and 1986/1259.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1981/1529; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1986/1259.

[^f00015]: 1975 c. 14; section 21 is repealed with effect from 6th April 1987 by sections 38 and 86(2) of the Social Security Act 1986.

[^f00016]: 1975 c. 14; section 32 is repealed with effect from 6th April 1987 by sections 41 and 86(2) of the Social Security Act 1986.

Editorial notes

Amount of funeral payment

7A

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Deductions from an award of a funeral payment