The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 3157

Social Security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008

Made

9th December 2008

Laid before Parliament

15th December 2008

Coming into force

5th January 2009

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

• sections 134(8)(a) and 139(6)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1),

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

• sections 12(1), (2), (4), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3),

• sections 15(1)(e) and (j) and (2) to (6), 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(4),

• sections 17, 24(1) and 25 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(5).

The Social Security Advisory Committee(6) has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to them.

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(7).

(1)

1992 c. 5.

(2)

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 136A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) were 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).

(3)

1995 c. 18. 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)

2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(6)

See sections 170, 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

(7)

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.