2013 No. 1250 (C. 54)

Social Security

The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2013

Made

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) and (4) (b)(iii) of the Welfare Reform Act 20121.

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2013.

2

In this Order, “the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

Appointed day for personal independence payment2

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2012 Act listed in article 7(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 20132 in relation to a person other than a person referred to in paragraph (1) of that article is 10th June 2013.

Appointed days for powers to require information relating to investigations3

The days appointed for the coming into force of section 110 of the 2012 Act (powers to require information relating to investigations) are—

a

17th June 2013 for the purpose of making regulations; and

b

1st October 2013 for all other purposes.

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

Esther McVeyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Work and Pensions
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the tenth Commencement Order made under the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5).

This Order brings into force the following provisions of that Act.

Article 2 brings into force provisions relating to personal independence payment so that they apply to people in respect of whom those provisions were not commenced by the eighth Commencement Order under that Act (the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/358)). Under that Order, the personal independence payment provisions were commenced only in relation to people whose only or principal residence was in a postcode listed in Schedule 3 to that Order. The day appointed for the coming into force of these provisions is 10th June 2013.

Article 3 brings into force section 110 which contains powers to make regulations prescribing descriptions of persons who are required to provide information relating to investigations. The days appointed for the coming into force of that section are 17th June 2013 for regulation-making purposes and 1st October 2013 for all other purposes.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) were brought into force by a Statutory Instrument which was made before this Order was made.

Provision

Date of commencement

S.I. Number

Section 1 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 2(1) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 2(2)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 3 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 4(2), (3) and (5) to (7)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 4(1) and (4) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 5 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 5 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 6(1)(a) and (3) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 6 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 7(2) and (3)

25th February 2013

2013/358`

Section 7(1) and (4) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 8 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 8(3) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 9(1) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Sections 9(2) and (3), 10(2) to (5) and 11(3) to (5)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 10(1) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 11(1) and (2) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 12(1) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 12(1) and (2) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 12(3) and (4)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 13 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 14 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 14(5) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 15(1) and (4) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Sections 15(2) and (3) and 17(3)(f)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 16 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 17(1), (2), (3)(a) to (e), (4) and (5) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 17(4) and (5) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 18 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 18(3) and (5) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 19(1), (2)(a) to (c), (5) and (6) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 19(2)(d), (3) and (4)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 20 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 20(1) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 21 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 22 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 22(2) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 23 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 24(2), (3) and (4) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 24(1), (5) and (6) and 25

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 26(1) to (5) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 26(2)(a) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Sections 26(6) to (8), 27(4), (5) and (9) and 28

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 27(1) to (3) and (6) to (8) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 29

29th April 2013

2013/983

Sections 30 and 31 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 31 (partially)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Section 31 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/358

Section 31 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 32

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 33(1)(a) and (b), (2) and (3) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 33(1)(e)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Sections 33(3) and 35 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 35 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 36 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Sections 37(3) to (7) and 39(3)(a)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 37 (for all remaining purposes)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 38

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 39 (for all remaining purposes)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Sections 40, 42 and 43

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 44(1) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 44(2) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 44(5)

10th June 2012

2012/1246

Section 45

8th October 2012

2012/2530

Section 46(1) and (3) (partially)

10th June 2012

2012/1246

Section 46(1) (partially)

22nd October 2012

2012/2530

Section 46(2)

10th June 2012

2012/1246

Section 46(3) (for all remaining purposes)

22nd October 2012

2012/2530

Section 46(4)

22nd October 2012

2012/2530

Section 47

20th March 2012

2012/863

Section 48 (partially)

22nd October 2012

2012/2530

Section 49(1) and (3) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 49(1), (2) and (3) to (5) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 49(6)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 51 (partially)

20th March 2012

2012/863

Section 51 (for all remaining purposes)

1st May 2012

2012/863

Sections 52 and 53

1st May 2012

2012/863

Section 54(1) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 54(1) and (2) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 54(6)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 55

3rd December 2012

2012/2530

Section 56

26th November 2012

2012/2530

Section 57(1) and (2) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 57(1), (2), (4), (5) and (9) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 57(6)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 58(1) and (2)

20th March 2012

2012/863

Section 64 (partially)

30th October 2012

2012/2530

Section 64 (for all remaining purposes)

5th December 2012

2012/2530

Section 65

5th December 2012

2012/2530

Section 66 (partially)

30th October 2012

2012/2530

Sections 67 and 68

5th December 2012

2012/2530

Section 69 (partially)

27th November 2012

2012/2946

Section 69 (for all remaining purposes)

1st January 2013

2012/2946

Section 70(1) and (3) to (10)

1st April 2013

2012/3090

Section 70(2)

1st August 2013

2012/3090

Section 73

1st April 2013

2012/3090

Section 77(3) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 77(1) to (3) (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Section 78(1), (2), (5) and (6) (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Section 78(3) and (4)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 79(1), (2), (5) and (6) (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Section 79(3), (4) and (7)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Sections 80 and 81

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 82 (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Section 83(3) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 83(1) to (3) and 84 (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Sections 85 and 86

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 87 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 87 (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Sections 88 and 89 (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Section 91 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 91 (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Sections 92, 93 and 94

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 95 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 95 (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Section 96 (partially)

27th November 2012

2012/2946

Section 96 (for all remaining purposes)

15th April 2013

2012/2946

Section 97(1) to (4)

27th November 2012

2012/2946

Section 97(5) and (6)

15th April 2013

2012/2946

Sections 98 and 99

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 100

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 101(1) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 101(2)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Section 102(1) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 102(2) to (5)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 102(6) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 102(6) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Section 104

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 105(1) (partially)

1st July 2012

2012/1246

Section 105(1) (partially)

1st October 2012

2012/1246

Section 105(1) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/358

Section 105(3), (5) and (6)

29th April 2013

2013/358

Section 105(4)

1st October 2012

2012/1246

Section 105(7) (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/358

Section 106

1st July 2012

2012/1246

Sections 113 to 115

8th May 2012

2012/863

Section 116(1) (partially)

10th May 2012

2012/1246

Section 116(1) (for all remaining purposes)

1st October 2012

2012/1246

Section 116(2)

10th May 2012

2012/1246

Section 117(1) (partially)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Section 117(1) (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2013

2013/358

Section 117(2)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Section 117(3)

6th April 2013

2013/358

Section 118(1), (2), (5) and (8)(b) (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Section 118(1), (2), (5) and (8)(b) (for all remaining purposes)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Sections 118(3), (4), (6), (7) and (8)(a) and (c) and 119

1st April 2013

2013/358

Section 120 (partially)

1st February 2013

2013/178

Section 120 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2013

2013/178

Sections 122, 123 and 1253

6th June 2012

2012/1246

Sections 128 and 129

20th March 2012

2012/863

Section 130 (partially)

20th March 2012

2012/863

Section 130 (for all remaining purposes)

8th May 2012

2012/863

Section 131 (partially)

20th March 2012

2012/863

Section 131 (for all remaining purposes)

8th May 2012

2012/863

Section 132(8)

20th March 2012

2012/863

Section 132 (for all remaining purposes)

8th May 2012

2012/863

Section 133(1) to (4)

20th March 2012

2012/863

Section 133(6)

2nd July 2012

2012/1651

Sections 143, 144 and 146

8th May 2012

2012/863

Schedule 1 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Schedule 2 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Schedule 2 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/358

Schedule 2 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Schedule 3 (partially)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Schedule 3 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Schedule 5 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Schedule 5 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Schedule 6 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Schedule 7 (partially)

22nd October 2012

2012/2530

Schedule 8 (partially)

1st April 2013

2012/3090

Schedule 8 (for all remaining purposes)

1st August 2013

2012/3090

Schedule 9 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Schedule 9 (partially)

8th April 2013

2013/358

Schedule 10

25th February 2013

2013/358

Schedule 11 (partially)

25th February 2013

2013/358

Schedule 11 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Part 1 of Schedule 14 (partially)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Part 1 of Schedule 14 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Part 3 of Schedule 14 (partially)

22nd October 2012

2012/2530

Parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 14 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/983

Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially)

1st April 2013

2012/3090

Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially)

1st August 2013

2012/3090

Part 11 of Schedule 14 (partially)

1st April 2013

2013/358

Part 11 of Schedule 14 (partially)

29th April 2013

2013/358

Part 14 of Schedule 14

8th May 2012

2012/863