Appointed days2

1

The day after the day on which this Order is made is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

a

section 47 (procedure for regulation-making powers);

b

section 51 (period of entitlement to contributory allowance), for the purpose only of exercising the power to make regulations in subsection (4)2;

c

section 58(1) and (2) (entitlement of lone parents to income support etc);

d

section 128 (information-sharing between Secretary of State and DPP);

e

section 129 (unlawful disclosure of information supplied under section 128);

f

section 130 (information-sharing in relation to provision of overnight care etc), for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations;

g

section 131 (information-sharing in relation to welfare services etc), for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations;

h

section 132(8) (unlawful disclosure of information supplied under section 131); and

i

section 133(1) to (4) (sections 130 to 132: supplementary).

2

1st May 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

a

section 51 (period of entitlement to contributory allowance), in so far as not already in force;

b

section 52 (further entitlement after time-limiting); and

c

section 53 (condition relating to youth).

3

8th May 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

a

section 113 (penalty in respect of benefit fraud not resulting in overpayment);

b

section 114 (amount of penalty);

c

section 115 (period for withdrawal of agreement to pay penalty);

d

section 130 (information-sharing in relation to provision of overnight care etc), in so far as not already in force;

e

section 131 (information-sharing in relation to welfare services etc), in so far as not already in force;

f

section 132 (unlawful disclosure of information supplied under section 131), in so far as not already in force;

g

section 143 (standards of decision-making);

h

section 144 (use of jobcentres by sex industry);

i

section 146 (UK child poverty strategies); and

j

Part 14 of Schedule 14 (repeals: standards of decision-making).