Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
13th March 2006
Laid before Parliament
20th March 2006
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
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)(d) and (e), 135(1), 137(1) and (2)(e), (f) and (i) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 3(1)(f)(iii), 3A(1)(e)(ii), 4(5), 35(1) and 36(2) to (4) of, and paragraphs 8, 8A(1), 9C and 14 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995(2) and sections 1(5)(b), 2(3)(b), 15(3) and (6), 17(1) and (2) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(3).
In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(4), he has consulted with the organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(5).
1992 c. 4. Section 123(1)(e) was amended by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), section 124(1)(d) and (e) was amended by paragraph 30 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), 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) and section 175(5) was amended by Schedule 3 to the Jobseekers Act 1995.
1995 c. 18. Section 3(1) was amended, and section 3A was inserted, by paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), section 36(4) was amended by paragraph 63 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 and paragraphs 8A and 9C of Schedule 1 were inserted by paragraph 16 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999.
2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
1992 c. 5. Section 176(1) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992, section 69 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) and paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52).
See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee was extended by adding the Jobseekers Act 1995 (paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to that Act) and the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) (paragraph 20 of Schedule 2 to that Act).