The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016

Modifications in consequence of removal of the gateway conditions: the No. 13 Order

6.—(1) This article applies in the case of a claim in relation to which provisions of the No. 13 Order are modified under articles 4(2)(a) or 5(2)(a).

(2) Where this article applies, the No. 13 Order has effect as though—

(a) in article 2(1) (interpretation), the definition of “gateway conditions” were omitted(1);

(b) in article 3(2)(b) (coming into force of the universal credit provisions and incorrect information)(2)—

(i) in paragraph (i), “or meeting the gateway conditions” and “or does not meet the gateway conditions” were omitted;

(ii) in paragraph (ii), “or meeting the gateway conditions” and “or does not or do not meet those conditions” were omitted;

(iii) in paragraph (iii), “or meeting the gateway conditions” were omitted;

(c) in article 3(6) (article 3A of the No. 9 Order and incorrect information)(3), “or meeting the gateway conditions” were omitted in both places it occurs;

(d) in article 4(2)(b) (abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance and incorrect information)(4)—

(i) in paragraph (i), “or meeting the gateway conditions” and “or does not meet the gateway conditions” were omitted;

(ii) in paragraph (ii), “or meeting those conditions” and “or does not or do not meet those conditions” were omitted;

(iii) in paragraph (iii), “or meeting the gateway conditions” were omitted; and

(e) for article 4(7) (claims by couples)(5) there were substituted—

“(7) Paragraphs (1A) and (1B) of article 5 of the No. 9 Order apply for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) as they apply for the purposes of article 4(2)(a) of the No. 9 Order (but as if the references in paragraph (1A) to Schedule 5 to the No. 9 Order were omitted).”.

(1)

The definition was inserted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56) and substituted by S.I. 2014/1661 (C. 69) and 1923 (C. 88).

(2)

Sub-paragraph (b) was substituted by S.I. 2014/1661 (C. 69).

(3)

Inserted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56) and substituted by S.I. 2014/1661 (C. 69) and 1923 (C. 88).

(4)

Sub-paragraph (b) was substituted by S.I. 2014/1661 (C. 69).

(5)

Paragraph (7) was substituted by S.I. 2014/1661 (C. 69), 1923 (C. 88) and 3067 (C. 129).