Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
26th November 2013
Laid before Parliament
2nd December 2013
Coming into force
28th January 2014
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B(1), (3) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1), (4), (5) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1).
In accordance with section 189(8)(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Treasury.
In accordance with 176(1)(3) of that Act, consultation has taken place with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.
1992 c.5. Sections 140B and 140F were inserted by the Housing Act 1996 (c.52), Schedule 12, paragraph 4. Section 140B was amended by the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c.47) (“the Fraud Act”), section 10 and Schedule 1, paragraph 7 and the Local Government Act 2003 (c.26), Schedule 8, paragraph 1. Sections 140B and 140F were repealed by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5), Schedule 14, paragraph 1 to the extent they related to council tax benefit with effect from 1st April 2013 and subject to savings and transitional provisions in articles 9 and 10 of S.I. 2013/358. Section 189(1) and (4) was amended by the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), Schedule 7, paragraph 109. Section 189(1) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) (“the Transfer of Functions Act”), Schedule 3, paragraph 57(2) and the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21), Schedule 6, paragraph 1. Section 189(4) was amended by S.I. 2013/252. Section 189(7) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), Schedule 9, paragraph 24 and the Fraud Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 10. Section 189 was repealed, to the extent it related to council tax benefit, by the Welfare Reform Act 2012, Schedule 14, paragraph 1 with effect from 1st April 2013 and subject to savings and transitional provisions in articles 9 and 10 of S.I. 2013/358.
Section 189(8) was amended by the Housing Act 1996, Schedule 13, paragraph 3(5), the Pensions Act 2007 (c.22), Schedule 1, paragraph 29, the Transfer of Functions Act, Schedule 3, paragraph 57(1) and (3), the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c.27), Schedule 3, paragraph 10, the Tax Credits Act 2002, Schedule 4, paragraph 3 and the Welfare Reform Act 2012, Schedule 14, paragraph 1 with effect from 1st April 2013.
Section 176(1) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 23, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19), section 69(6) and the Housing Act 1996, Schedule 13, paragraph 3(4). Section 176 was repealed, to the extent it related to council tax benefit, by the Welfare Reform Act 2012, schedule 14, paragraph 1 with effect from 1st April 2013 and subject to savings and transitional provisions in articles 9 and 10 of S.I. 2013/358.