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Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
30th March 2010
Coming into force
1st April 2010
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
sections 6B(6) to (11), 7(3) to (6), 8(3) and (4), 9(2) to (5), 10(1) and (2) and 11(1) and (4) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001(1),
paragraphs 3(1), 4(4) and (6) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(2),
sections 9(1), 10(3) and (6), 12(2), 79(4) and (6) and 84 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security Act 1998(3),
section 130G of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(4), and
section 57(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009(5).
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(6).
In respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted the organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(7).
A draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 11(3) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001(8) and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
2001 c.11. Section 6B was inserted by section 24(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24) (“the 2009 Act”). Section 7(4A) was inserted by paragraph 45(2) of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16). Section 7(4B) was inserted by paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5). Section 9(4A) was inserted by paragraph 46(3) of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002. Section 9(4B) was inserted by paragraph 23(5) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007. Sections 7 to 11 were amended by Schedule 4 to the 2009 Act. Section 11(1) is cited for the meaning given to the word “prescribed”.
2000 c.19. Paragraph 4(1) was amended by section 30(3)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and by paragraph 190(2)(a) of Schedule 3 to S.I. 2008/2833.
1998 c.14. Section 12(2) was substituted by paragraph 25(3) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) and was amended by paragraph 149(b) of Schedule 3 to S.I. 2008/2833.
1992 c.4. Section 130G was inserted by section 31(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).
See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
Section 11(3) was amended by paragraph 48 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002, paragraph 23(7) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 4 to the Welfare Reform Act 2009.
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