The Relevant Functions (Payments to Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 1810

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Relevant Functions (Payments to Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2000

Made

10th July 2000

Laid before Parliament

13th July 2000

Coming into force

3rd August 2000

The Secretary of State for Social Security, with the consent of the Treasury(1), in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 140B(1), 140C(1) and (4), and 189(1) and (4) to (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2) and of all powers enabling him in that behalf after consultation, in accordance with section 176(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); amended by paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52), paragraph 57(3) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Transfer of Functions etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27).

(2)

1992 c. 5; sections 140B and 140C were inserted by the Housing Act 1996, Schedule 12, paragraph 4 and section 140B(1) was amended by the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47), Schedule 1, paragraph 7. The sections are applied to the payments to which this Instrument relates by virtue of section 140EE of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 as inserted by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), Schedule 12, paragraph 80.