The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 588

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006

Made

7th March 2006

Laid before Parliament

10th March 2006

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 124(1)(e), 131(10)(b), 135(1), 136(5)(a) and (b), 136A(3), 137(1), 138(1)(a) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(k), 73(1)(b) and 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), sections 12(4)(a) and (b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3) and sections 2(3)(b) and (9), 13(1)(a), 15(1)(j) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(4).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(5).

In respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(6).

(1)

1992 c. 4. Section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Section 124(1)(e) was inserted by paragraph 30(5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18). Section 136A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 175(1) and (3) is applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 by section 19(1) of that Act.

(2)

1992 c. 5. Section 73(1) was amended by paragraph 49 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995(c. 18).

(3)

1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.

(4)

2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(5)

See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. 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.

(6)

See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 as amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992.