Final provisionsE+W+S
19 Regulations and ordersE+W+S
(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, subsections (1), (2) to (5) and (10) of section 175 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (regulations and orders etc) shall apply in relation to any power conferred on the Secretary of State by any provision of this Act to make regulations or an order as they apply in relation to any power conferred on him by that Act to make regulations or an order, but as if for references to that Act (other than references to specific provisions of it) there were substituted references to this Act.
(2)A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) the first regulations under—
(a)section 2(3)(b), (4) or (6),
(b)section 3(4), (5), (6), (7) or (8),
(c)section 4(3),
(d)section 12, or
(e)section 15(1)(e), (f) or (j), (2), (3), (4) or (6),
shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
(3)A statutory instrument—
(a)which contains regulations under this Act (whether alone or with other provisions), and
(b)which is not subject to any requirement that a draft of the instrument be laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament,
shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
20 Financial provisionsE+W+S
(1)There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
(a)any sums payable by way of state pension credit;
(b)any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State or other government department under or by virtue of this Act; and
(c)any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act.
(2)There shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable into that Fund.
21 Enactments repealedE+W+S
The enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act are repealed to the extent there specified.
Commencement Information
I1S. 21 in force at 7.4.2003 for specified purposes by S.I. 2003/966, art. 2(b), Sch.
I2S. 21 in force at 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/1766, art. 2(a)
22 Short title, commencement and extentE+W+S
(1)This Act may be cited as the State Pension Credit Act 2002.
(2)This section and sections 19 and 20 come into force on the passing of this Act.
(3)Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.
(4)Any order under this section may make such transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into force by the order.
(5)Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates (unless otherwise provided).
(6)Subject to that, this Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland only.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 22(3) power partly exercised: 2.7.2002 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/1691, art. 2; 3.9.2002 appointed for specified provision by S.I. 2002/2248, art. 2