The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.6 and Savings Provisions) Order 2012

Appointed days

2.—(1) Subject to article 3, 1st April 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a) section 70(1) and (3) to (10) (ending of discretionary payments);

(b) section 73 (external provider social loans and community care grants);

(c) paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 8 (social fund discretionary payments: consequential amendments);

(d) in Part 8 of Schedule 14 (social fund: ending of discretionary payments: repeals) the repeals relating to—

(i) sections 138(1), 139(2) and 140(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(ii) sections 12 and 168(4) of the Administration Act;

(iii) sections 8(1)(b)(5), 9(1), 10(1)(6), 36 and 38(7) of the 1998 Act.

(2) 1st August 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a) section 70(2) (abolition of the social fund Commissioner);

(b) paragraph 4 of Schedule 8;

(c) in Part 8 of Schedule 14 the repeals relating to—

(i) Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967(8);

(ii) Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972(9);

(iii) Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975(10);

(iv) Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Administration Act(11);

(v) section 37 of the 1998 Act(12);

(vi) Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000(13).

(1)

Amended by section 70(1) and (2) of the Social Security Act 1998.

(2)

Amended by section 86(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 72(1) to (5) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1998.

(3)

Amended by section 71(1) to (3), and section 86(1) of, and paragraph 73(1), (2) and (5) of Schedule 7, to the Social Security Act 1998 and section 54(a) and (b), and sections 63 and 67 of, and paragraphs 2(1) and (3), and 73(4) of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) and sections 72(1) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

(4)

Amended by sections 39(3) and 86(2) of, and Schedule 8 to, the Social Security Act 1998.

(5)

Amended by section 18 of, and paragraphs 22(1) and (2)(a) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2).

(6)

Amended by section 18 of, and paragraph 23(a) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 and section 103(1) of, and paragraphs 4(1) and (2) of Schedule 12 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and by article 9(1) and paragraphs 143 and 148 of S.I. 2008/2833.

(7)

Amended by sections 63 and 67 of and paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and section 20(1) and (2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009.

(8)

1967 c. 13.

(9)

1972 c. 11.

(10)

1975 c. 24.

(11)

1992 c. 5.

(12)

1998 c. 14.

(13)

2000 c. 36.