The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1)(b), 5(1)(p) and (r), 71ZC(1), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 19921, sections 6H(5) and (6), 12(4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1(2) and 16 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 19952, sections 11H(5) and (6), 24(1) and 25(2) to (5) of, and paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 20073 and sections 4(5), 11(4), 12(1) and (3), 24(5) and (6), 37(6), 40 and 42(2) and (3) of, and paragraphs 4(1) and 5(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 20124.

The provisions in regulations 3, 4(2) and 5(3) and 7 have not been referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee because they contain only provisions made by virtue of or consequential on provisions in, or introduced by, the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Those provisions are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions in that Act.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of the provisions in regulations 2, 4(3) to (5), 5(2) and (4), 6 and 8 should not be referred to it5.