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Social Security
Made
5th July 2016
Laid before Parliament
7th July 2016
Coming into force
28th July 2016
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d), 130A(2), 137(1) and (2)(b) and (h) and 175(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1 and sections 1(5), 12(2)(a), 15(3) and (6)(b) and 17(1) and (2) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 M2.
In accordance with section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M3, the Secretary of State has referred these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M4, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.
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M11992 c.4. Section 130A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5). Section 137(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. Subsections (1), (3), (4) and (5) of section 175 are applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16) by section 19(1) of that Act.
M4Section 176(1) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 (c.52) and section 69(6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19).
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