The Social Security (Quarterly Work-focused Interviews for Certain Lone Parents) Regulations 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 2244

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Quarterly Work-focused Interviews for Certain Lone Parents) Regulations 2004

Made

30th August 2004

Laid before Parliament

7th September 2004

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 2A(1)(b), (3)(b) to (f), (4)(b), (5)(a) and (b), (6) and (8), 2B(6) to (8), 189(4) to (6) and (7A) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(2) and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 5. Sections 2A and 2B were inserted by section 57 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 189(1) and (4) to (6) was amended by section 86 of, and paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14). Section 189(1) was further amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 57 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and by section 60 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). Section 189(7A) was inserted by paragraph 82 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Section 2A(8) is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “specified”. Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribe”.

(2)

1992 c. 53.

(3)

See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.