Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
10th November 2011
Laid before Parliament
11th November 2011
Coming into force
6th December 2011
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(2) and (3), 4(6) and (7) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 3(2) and (3), 4(6) and (7) and 171(3), (4) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), make the following Regulations.
The Secretary of State and the Department for Social Development(3) concur in the making of these Regulations.
1992 c. 4. Section 3(2) was amended, and the power to make regulations under it transferred to the Treasury, by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the 1999 Act”). Section 4(6) was last substituted by section 74(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19) (“the 2000 Act”) and amended by paragraph 172(4) of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c.1) (“the 2003 Act”). Section 4(7), which confers the power to make regulations under section 4 on the Treasury, was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Act. Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Act.
1992 c. 7. Section 3(2) was amended, and the power to make regulations under it transferred to the Treasury, by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to S.I. 1999/671 (“the 1999 Order”). Section 4(6) was last substituted by section 78(3) of the 2000 Act and amended by paragraph 193(4) of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the 2003 Act. Section 4(7), which confers the power to make regulations under section 4 on the Treasury, was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Order. Section 171(10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Order.
The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 were transferred to the Department for Social Development by article 8(b) of and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).