http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/11/section/28/2016-09-05Scotland Act 2016An Act to amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-23Expert Participation2016-09-05 PART 3 Welfare benefits and employment support<Emphasis>Welfare benefits</Emphasis>Power to create other new benefits281The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.2In Section F1 of Part 2 of Schedule 5, in the Exceptions, after exception 9 (see section 27 above) insert—Exception 10Schemes which provide assistance for social security purposes to or in respect of individuals by way of benefits and which—aare supported from sums paid out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund,bdo not fall within exceptions 1 to 9, andcare not connected with reserved matters (other than matters reserved only by virtue of this Section).This exception does not except providing assistance by way of pensions to or in respect of individuals who qualify by reason of old age.This exception does not except providing assistance where the requirement for it arises from reduction, non-payability or suspension of a reserved benefit as a result of an individual's conduct (for example, non-compliance with work-related requirements relating to the benefit) unless—athe requirement for it also arises from some exceptional event or exceptional circumstances, andbthe requirement for it is immediate.For the purposes of this exception “reserved benefit” means a benefit which is to any extent a reserved matter.In this exception the reference to schemes supported from sums paid out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund does not include schemes—ain respect of which sums are at some time paid out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund, butbwhich are directly supported from payments out of the Consolidated Fund, the National Insurance Fund or the Social Fund, or out of money provided by Parliament.3Schedule 4 (enactments etc protected from modification) is amended as follows.4In paragraph 2, at the end insert—5Sub-paragraph (3) does not affect sub-paragraph (1) as it applies to an Act of the Scottish Parliament so far as any matter to which a provision of the Act relates falls within exception 10 of Section F1 of Part 2 of Schedule 5.5In paragraph 3, at the end insert—3Sub-paragraph (1) does not affect the application of paragraph 2 to modifications which are incidental to, or consequential on, any provision, if it is only by virtue of exception 10 of Section F1 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 that the provision does not relate to reserved matters.S. 28 in force at 5.9.2016 by S.I. 2016/759, reg. 3(e)
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