The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 3120

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2000

Made

22nd November 2000

Coming into force

6th April 2001

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 176(1)(a) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(5), 30A(2A), (6) and (7), 30C(3), 30DD, 122(1) and 175(2) to (4) of, and paragraph 2(8) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2), sections 5(1)(i) and (r), 71(7) and (8) and 189(4) to (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(3) and section 85(6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(4) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument which contains only regulations made by virtue of, and consequential upon, sections 62 to 64 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and which is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions(5), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4. The reference to section 30DD(5)(b) and (c) was inserted into section 176(1)(a) by paragraph 25 of Part II of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).

(2)

1992 c. 4. Section 22(5) was amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18). Section 30A was inserted by section 1(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) (“the Incapacity for Work Act”) and amended by section 64 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (“the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act”). Section 30C was inserted by section 3(1) of the Incapacity for Work Act and amended by paragraphs 1(b) and 2(a) of the Tax Credits Act 1999 (c. 10). Section 30DD was inserted by section 63 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act and paragraph 2(8) of Schedule 3 was inserted by section 62(4) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act. Section 175 was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 122(1) is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.

(3)

1992 c. 5. Section 5 was amended by paragraph 39 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), section 120 of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 13 to, the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52), section 74 of, and paragraph 79 of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) and paragraphs 1 and 3(a) of Schedule 1 to the Tax Credits Act 1999 (c. 10). Section 189(4) to (6) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to that Social Security Act 1998.

(4)

1999 c. 30.

(5)

See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) and section 91(3) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).