The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

Whereas a draft of this Instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 19(2) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 and section 11(3) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 175 (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M1, sections 7(4A), 9(4A) and 11(1) and (4) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001M2 and sections 1(5), 2(3), (4) and (6), 3(4) to (8), 4(3), 5, 6(2), 7(4) and (7), 9(4) and (5), 12(2) and (3), 15, 16(2) and 17(1) and (2) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002M3, hereby makes the following Regulations:C1