The Social Security (Child Maintenance Amendments) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2111

Social Security

The Social Security (Child Maintenance Amendments) Regulations 2008

Made

5th August 2008

Laid before Parliament

8th August 2008

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in the exercise of the powers conferred by—

• sections 123(1)(a), 136(3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1), (2) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1),

• sections 12(2) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2),

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(3).

(1)

1992 c.4. 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(1), (2) and (4) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2).

(2)

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. Section 36(1) was amended by Section 70 of and paragraph 29(1) and (6) of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) and section 86(1) of and paragraph 145 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14).

(3)

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