Statutory Instruments
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
Made
6th April 2010
Coming into force
9th April 2010
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 171ZEB(1), (2) and (3), 171ZEC(1) and (3), 171ZED(2) and (3), 171ZEE(2), (4) and (7), 171ZG(3), 171ZJ (3), (4), (7) and (8) and 175(4), of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), and with the concurrence of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in so far as such concurrence is required.
This instrument contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, sections 7 to 10 of the Work and Families Act 2006 and is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those enactments(2).
In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, a draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
1992 (c. 4). Part 12ZA of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 was inserted by section 2 of the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22). Sections 171ZEA to 171ZEE were inserted by the Work and Families Act 2006 (c. 18). Part 12ZA is, by regulations made under section 171ZK, namely the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Application of Parts 12ZA and 12ZB to Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/499), applied to cases which involve adoption, but not the placement of a child for adoption under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, with the modifications prescribed by those Regulations. The sections cited in the preamble that are so modified are sections 171ZEB(2) and 171ZEE(4). Relevant amendments were made to S.I. 2003/499 by S.I. 2010/153.
See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5). Pursuant to section 172 of that Act, where the Secretary of State proposes to make regulations under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Secretary of State is required to refer such proposals, normally in the form of draft regulations, to the Social Security Advisory Committee. This requirement does not apply where the regulations are contained in a statutory instrument made before the end of a period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the enactments by virtue or as a consequence of which the regulations are being made.