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PART 1INTRODUCTION

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;

“the Computation of Earnings Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996(1);

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2);

“the ESA Regulations 2008” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(3);

“the ESA Regulations 2013” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013(4);

“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(5);

“the Housing Benefit (SPC) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for State Pension Credit) Regulations 2006(6);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(7);

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(8);

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993(9);

“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002(10);

“the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013(11); and

“the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act” means the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013(12).

(1)

S.I. 1996/2745; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2002/842.

(2)

1992 c. 4 (“the Contributions and Benefits Act”).

(3)

S.I. 2008/794; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/2428 and 3195, 2009/2655 and 3228, 2010/1811, 2011/2428 and 2014/516 and 591.

(4)

S.I. 2013/379; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2014/516.

(5)

S.I. 2006/213; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718, 2007/2868, 2008/1082 and 2428, 2009/2608, 2010/793 and 2014/516.

(6)

S.I. 2006/214; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/718, 2007/2869, 2008/3157, 2010/793 and 2014/516.

(8)

S.I. 1996/207; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1516, 1803, 2518 and 2545, 1998/766, 1999/2555 and 2860, 2000/636, 1978 and 2629, 2001/518 and 3651, 2003/455 and 511, 2004/2327 and 2825, 2006/718, 2007/719, 2008/3195, 2009/1488 and 3228, 2010/1811 and 2014/516 and 591.

(9)

1993 c. 48; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2005/2050.

(10)

S.I. 2002/1792; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/3197, 2004/2327 and 2825, 2005/3360, 2006/588 and 2378, 2007/2618, 2008/3195, 2010/1811 and 2014/516 and 591.

(11)

S.I. 2013/376; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/1508 and 2014/516.