The Social Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on exit day.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 U.K.

2.  In section 148 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1 (entitlement of pensioners to Christmas bonus), in subsection (1)(a), for “any other” substitute “ a ”.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 4, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

Social Security Administration Act 1992 U.K.

3.—(1) The Social Security Administration Act 1992 M2 is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In section 73 (overlapping benefits – general), in subsection (5), for “member State other than the United Kingdom” substitute “ member State ”.

(3) In section 74 (income support and other payments), in subsection (2)(a), for “other member State” substitute “ member State ”.

(4) In section 80 (child benefit – overlap with benefits under legislation of other member States)—

(a) in the title, omit “other”;

(b) in the section, for “member State other than the United Kingdom” substitute “ member State ”.

F1 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 3(5) omitted (16.12.2020) by virtue of The Social Security Co-ordination (Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation and Related Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1508), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 3

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M2 1992 c. 5; section 73(5) was amended by section 254(1) of and paragraph 59 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), and by section 1(3) and paragraph 21 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6); section 80 was amended by section 1(3) of and paragraphs 19 and 22 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6); section 179 was amended by the section 23 of and paragraph 25 of Schedule 12 to Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19) and there are other amendments that are not relevant to these Regulations.

Amendments of secondary legislation U.K.

4.  The Schedule contains amendments of secondary legislation.

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Alok Sharma

Minister of State for Employment

Department for Work and Pensions