The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013

Amendment of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013

23.—(1) Article 5 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013(1) (appointed day and saving for provisions relating to overpayments) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)(a), at the beginning insert “subject to paragraph (3A),”.

(3) After paragraph (3) insert—

(3A) In so far as section 105(1) of the 2012 Act inserts section 71ZB(1)(b) and (c) of the 1992 Act, those paragraphs come into force on 29th April 2013 only in so far as they relate respectively to a new style JSA award and a new style ESA award..

(4) In paragraph (6), for “those benefits have been claimed before 29th April 2013” substitute “they relate respectively to an old style JSA award and an old style ESA award”.

(5) After paragraph (6) add—

(7) In this article, “old style JSA award”, “new style JSA award”, “old style ESA award” and “new style ESA award” have the same meaning as in article 2(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013..