2003 No. 936 (C. 49)
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 16) Order 2003
Made 27th March 2003

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 89(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1999 c. 30.

1 Citation
This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 16) Order 2003.

2 Appointed day
The day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 34 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 is 6th April 2003.
Sub-paragraph (2)(a) of paragraph 34 was revoked by section 85 of, and Part VI of Schedule 9 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Malcolm Wicks Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions 27th March 2003

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 6th April 2003 as the day for the coming into force of paragraph 34 of Schedule 8 (administration of benefits) to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999.
This Order does not impose a charge on business.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions have been brought into force by:—
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/3309 (C. 88)),
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/3420 (C. 92)),
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/629 (C. 13)),
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/1047 (C. 29)),
S.I.2000/1047 (C. 29) was amended by article 2 of S.I.2001/933 (C. 34).
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/1116 (C. 35)),
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 6) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/111 (C. 36)),
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2000 (S.I.2000/1382 (C. 41)),
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 8) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/238 (C. 7)),
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9, and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (S.I.2000/2958 (C. 89)),
S.I.2000/2958 (C. 89) was amended by article 3 of S.I.2001/933 (C. 34).
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 10, and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001 (S.I.2001/933 (C. 34)),
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2001 (S.I.2001/1219 (C. 44)),
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2001 (S.I.2001/4049 (C. 130)),
S.I.2001/4049 (C. 130) was amended by article 3 of S.I.2002/153 (C. 3).
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2002 (S.I.2002/153 (C. 3)),
S.I.2002/153 (C. 3) was amended by article 2 of S.I.2002/818 (C. 21).
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2002 (S.I.2002/381 (C. 9)) and
the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2002 (S.I.2002/818 (C. 21)).
Provision of Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999	Date of Commencement	S.I. Number
Section 1	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Section 2	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Section 3	6th April 2001 and 8th October 2001	2001/933
Sections 4 and 5	8th October 2001	2000/1047
Section 6(1), (2) and (4)	8th October 2001	2000/1047
Schedule 1, except paragraph 1(3), and section 6(3) except so far as it relates to that paragraph 1(3)	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Schedule 1, paragraph 1(3), and section 6(3) so far as it relates to that paragraph 1(3)	8th October 2001	2000/1047
Section 7	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Section 8, except the definition of “designated scheme”	1st October 2000	2000/1047
Section 8(1) so far as it relates to the definition of “designated scheme”	8th October 2001	2000/1047
Section 9	6th April 2001	2000/2958
Section 10	3rd April 2000	2000/629
Section 11(1), (2), (3) and (11)	29th May 2000	2000/1382
Section 11(4) to (10)	6th April 2002	2002/153
Section 11(12)	1st December 2000	2000/1382
Section 12	6th April 2002	2002/153
Section 13(1) and (2) so far as it relates to section 11(1), (2), (3) and (11)	29th May 2000	2000/1382
Sections 13 and 16	6th April 2002	2002/153
Section 17	23rd April 2001	2001/1219
Schedule 2 and section 18:—		
paragraphs 1 and 2	29th May 2000	2000/1382
paragraphs 3 and 4	25th April 2000	2000/1047
paragraph 5	1st January 2002	2001/4049
paragraph 6	6th April 2002	2002/153
paragraph 7	6th April 2002	2001/4049
paragraphs 8 to 13	25th April 2000	2000/1047
paragraph 14	19th March 2002	2002/381
paragraphs 15 to 19	25th April 2000	2000/1047
Sections 19, 21 and 22 and Schedules 3 and 4	1st December 2000	2000/1116
Section 20	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Sections 23 and 24	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Sections 26 to 51 and Schedules 5 and 6	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Section 53	12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000	1999/3309
Sections 54 to 56	24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001	2000/1047
Section 59 and Schedule 7	19th March 2001	2000/2958
Section 61	3rd April 2000	1999/3309
Sections 62 to 65	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
Section 66	12th January 2000	1999/3309
Section 67(1) and (2)	12th January 2000	1999/3309
Section 67(3) and (4)	9th April 2001	2000/1382
Section 69	17th April 2000 and 15th May 2000	2000/1047
* Schedule 8 in the following respects, and section 70 so far as it relates to them:—		
paragraphs 1 to 19	24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001	2000/1047
paragraph 20	3rd November 2000	2000/2958
paragraphs 21 and 22	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
paragraph 23(1), (2) and (4)	13th December 1999	1999/3309
paragraph 23(3)	3rd April 2000	1999/3309
paragraph 24	3rd April 2000	1999/3309
paragraph 25	3rd November 2000	2000/2958
paragraph 26	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
paragraph 27	6th April 2001	2000/2958
paragraph 28	19th March 2001	2001/933
paragraphs 30 to 32	12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000	1999/3309
paragraph 33	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Section 73 and Schedule 9	22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000	1999/3420
Section 74 and Schedule 10	22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000	1999/3420
Sections 75 and 76	22nd December 1999	1999/3420
Sections 77 and 78	6th April 2000	1999/3420
Schedule 12 and section 84(1):—		
paragraphs 1 to 4	1st December 2000	2000/1116
paragraphs 5 to 7 and 8(1), (2), (5) and (6)	1st December 2000	2000/1047
paragraph 8(3) and (4)	15th April 2000	S.S.I. 2000/111
paragraphs 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 to 63	1st December 2000	2000/1047
		S.S.I. 2000/238
paragraphs 64 to 66	1st December 2000	2000/1116
paragraphs 67 to 72	6th April 2002	2002/818
paragraph 73	25th April 2000	2000/1047
paragraph 74	6th April 2000	1999/3420
paragraph 75	25th April 2000	2000/1047
paragraphs 76 to 78	6th April 2000	1999/3420
paragraphs 84 to 86	6th April 2000	1999/3420
Section 85(3) and (4)	1st December 2000	2000/1116
Section 85(5)	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Schedule 13 in the following respects, and section 88 so far as it relates to them:—		
*Part I	25th April 2000	2000/1047
	19th March 2001	2001/933
	23rd April 2001	2001/1219
	1st January 2002 and 6th April 2002	2001/4049
	6th April 2002	2002/153
	19th March 2002	2002/381
Part II	1st December 2000	2000/1047
		2000/1116
	6th April 2002	2001/4049
Part III	1st December 2000	2000/1047
Part IV	3rd November 2000 and 6th April 2001	2000/2958
Part V	2nd April 2000	1999/3309
	24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001	2000/1047
	6th April 2002	2001/4049
Parts VI and VII	6th April 2000	1999/3420
In this Note an asterisk indicates that a provision has been brought partially into force.