The Social Security (Incapacity) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 2311

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Incapacity) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2002

Made

5th September 2002

Laid before Parliament

10th September 2002

Coming into force

save for the purposes of regulation 3(2)

1st October 2002

for the purposes of regulation 3(2)

1st January 2003

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 30A(6), 30E, 122(1), 171D(2), 171G(2) and 175(1) to (4) of, and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee and the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(2), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4. Section 30A was inserted by section 1(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) (“the 1994 Act”) and amended by section 64 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 30E was inserted by section 3(1) of the 1994 Act. Sections 171D and 171G were inserted by section 6(1) of the 1994 Act. Section 175(1) and (4) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Sections 122(1) and 171G(2) are cited for the definitions of “prescribed”.

(2)

See sections 170, 171 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).