The Fines, Council Tax and Community Charges (Deductions from Universal Credit and Other Benefits) Regulations 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 612

Social Security

The Fines, Council Tax and Community Charges (Deductions from Universal Credit and Other Benefits) Regulations 2013

Made

12th March 2013

Laid before Parliament

18th March 2013

Coming into force

29th April 2013

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24 and 30(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991(1), section 113(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 6 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992(2) and section 32(1), (2) and (4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (“the 2012 Act”)(3).

In so far as these Regulations are made under section 32 of the 2012 Act, they have not been referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee because they are made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that section(4).

(1)

1991 c.53. Section 24 is amended by section 47(3) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33), paragraph 30 of Schedule 3 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c.22), paragraph 80(2) of Schedule 4 to the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.40), paragraph 21(2) to (4) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18) (“the 1995 Act”), paragraph 55 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), paragraph 136 of Schedule 9 to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c.6), paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16) (“the 2002 Act”), section 96(1) to (3) of the Courts Act 2003 (c.39) , paragraph 30 of Schedule 10 to the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c.28), paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5) (“the 2007 Act”) and section 109 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) (“the 2012 Act”).

(2)

1992 c.14. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 is amended in a way not relevant to these Regulations. Paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 are amended respectively by paragraphs 75 and 76 of Schedule 2 to the 1995 Act, paragraphs 33 and 35 of Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act, paragraph 11(2) and (3) of Schedule 3 to the 2007 Act and paragraphs 33 and 34 of Schedule 2 to the 2012 Act.

(3)

2012 c.5.

(4)

See section 173(5)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.4) (“the Administration Act”). The requirement to refer regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee does not apply where regulations are contained in a statutory instrument made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the enactment under which the regulations are made. Section 32 of the 2012 Act is a relevant enactment under section 170(5) of the Administration Act by virtue of the amendment made by paragraph 26(2) of Schedule 2 to the 2012 Act.