Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
14th April 2008
Laid before Parliament
18th April 2008
Coming into force
27th October 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 130(2) to (4), 135(1), 136(3), 137(1) and (2)(d) and (i) and 175(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1, sections 5(1)(a), (i) and (p), 6(1)(a) and (k), 75(4) 189(1), (3) and (4) to (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M2, sections 34(1), 79(1), (3), (4) and (6) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998 M3, paragraphs 4(6), 20(1)(b) and (3) and 23(1) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 M4 and sections 32(1) and 34(6) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 M5.
These Regulations are made in consequence of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and are made within six months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions M6.
In accordance with section 176(1) M7 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.
Marginal Citations
M21992 c. 5. Section 5(1) was amended by section 74 of, and paragraph 79(1)(a) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to, the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) and paragraph 21(1) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19). Section 6(1) was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998, paragraph 21(2) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000. Section 191 is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed”.
M31998 c. 14. Section 84 is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed”.
M42000 c. 19. Paragraph 23(1) of Schedule 7 is cited for the meaning given to “prescribed”.
M6See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The requirement to refer Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee does not apply where Regulations are contained in a statutory instrument made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the enactment under which the regulations were made.
M7Section 176(1) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992, paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) and section 69(6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.