The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 719

social security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007

Made

7th March 2007

Laid before Parliament

9th March 2007

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

• sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 124(1)(e), 130(2), 135(1) and (2), 136(3), (5)(a) to (c), 137(1) and 175(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1),

• sections 5(1)(a), 6(1)(a), 189(1), (3) to (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2),

• sections 1(2C), 4(5) and (12), 12(1), (2), (4)(a) to (c), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseeker’s Act 1995(3), and

• sections 2(3)(b) and (7), 17(2)(b) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(4).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(5).

In respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted the organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(6).

(1)

1992 c.4. Section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14). Section 124(1)(e) was inserted by paragraph 30(5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Act 1995 (c.18) and amended by Section 21 and Schedule 3 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c.2).

(2)

1992 c.5. Section 191 is cited for the meaning given to “prescribe”.

(3)

1995 c.18. Section 1(2C) inserted by section 59 of and paragraphs 1, 2(1) and (3) of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30). Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999.

(4)

2002 c.16. Section 17(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed and “regulations”.

(5)

See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. Section 41(4) and Paragraph 67(a) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 and section 14 of and paragraph 8 and 20(a) of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 added those Acts to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.

(6)

See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992.