Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
26th May 2011
Coming into force
1st June 2011
In accordance with section 26(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 M1, and section 8(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 M2, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9 and 10 of the Social Security Act 1998 M3, and sections 11, 12(1) and (2), 13, 14, 15 M4, 16, 17(3)(b), 24(1) M5 and 25 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
In accordance with section 173(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M6, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to them.
Marginal Citations
M4Subsections (1), (1A) and (2) of section 15 were substituted for subsections (1) and (2), as originally enacted, by section 10 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24).
M5Section 24(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning it gives to the word “prescribed”.