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The Employment and Support Allowance (Limited Capability for Work and Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

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2011 No. 228

Social Security

The Employment and Support Allowance (Limited Capability for Work and Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made

8th February 2011

Laid before Parliament

16th February 2011

Coming into force

28th March 2011

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1), 9(1), 24(1)(1) and 25(5) of, and paragraphs 1 and 9 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007(2).

In accordance with section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act(3) the Secretary of State referred the proposals for these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

(1)

Section 24(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning it gives to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

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