2010 No. 641

Made7th March 2010

Laid before Parliament11th March 2010

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

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), 130(2), 131(3), 135(1), 136(3) and (5), 136A(2) and (3), 137(1) and (2)(d), (f) and (i), 138(1)(a) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921,

• sections 5(1)(h), 6(1)(h), and 189(1), (4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 19922,

• sections 3(1)(f)(iii), 3A(1)(e)(ii), 4(5), 12(4)(a) to (c), 20B(4) and (6), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) and paragraphs 1(2)(b) and 8A(1) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseekers Act 19953,

• section 29 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 19974,

• sections 2(3)(b), 7(7)(a), 15(1)(f), (6)(a) and (b) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 20025, and

• sections 4(2), 17(1) and (3)(a) and (b), 24(1) and 25(2), (3) and (5) of the Welfare Reform Act 20076.

The Social Security Advisory Committee have agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it7.