Social Security Pensions Act 1975

[F1 61A Consulation with Social Security Advisory Committee about certain regulations. E+W+S

(1) Subject to section 173 of the Administration Act, where the Secretary of State proposes to make regulations under sections 51A(10) above, he shall refer the proposals, in the form of draft regulations or otherwise, to the Social Security Advisory Committee (“the Committee”).

(2) The Committee shall consider any proposals referred to it by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) above and shall make to the Secretary of State a report containing such recommendations with regard to the subject-matter of the proposals as the committee thinks appropriate.

(3) If after receiving a report of the Committee the Secretary of State lays before Parliament any regulations which comprise the whole or any part of the subject-matter of the proposals referred to the Committee, he shall lay with the regulations a copy of the Committee’s report and a statement showing—

(a) the extent (if any) to which he has, in framing the regulations, given effect to the committee’s recommendations; and

(b) in so far as effect has not been given to them, his reasons why not.

(4) In the case of any regulations laid before Parliament at a time when Parliament is not sitting, the requirements of subsection (3) above shall be satisfied as respects either House of Parliament if a copy of the report and statement there referred to are laid before that House not later than the second day on which the House sits after laying of the regulations.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 61A and 61B inserted (with effect from 1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), Sch. 2, para. 37