Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 3274
social security
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2006
Made
7th December 2006
Laid before Parliament
14th December 2006
Coming into force
8th January 2007
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a) and (d), 135(1), 137(1) and (2)(h) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 4(5), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2) and sections 2(3)(b) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(3).
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(4).
In respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to Housing Benefit the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(5).
1992 c. 4. Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (3) to (5) is applied to the provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) by section 19(1) of that 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).
1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Section 35(1) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 62 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.
2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5). Paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 and paragraph 20 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 added those Acts to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.
See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992