2017 No. 412
The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2017
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 113(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921, sections 155(3), 189(1), (4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 19922, section 113(1) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19923, and sections 135(3), 165(1), (4) and (5), and 167(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19924 and now vested in them5.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2017 and come into force on 10th April 2017.
2
In these Regulations “the Up-rating Regulations” means the Tax Credits and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating etc Regulations 20178.
Exceptions relating to payments of additional guardian’s allowance by virtue of the Up-rating Regulations2
Neither section 155(3) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 nor section 135(3) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 shall apply if a question arises as to either—
a
the weekly rate at which guardian’s allowance is payable by virtue of the Up-rating Regulations, or
b
whether the conditions for receipt of guardian’s allowance at the altered rate are satisfied,
Persons not ordinarily resident in either Great Britain or Northern Ireland3
Regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 197511 and regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 197812 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit) shall apply to any additional benefit payable by virtue of the Up-rating Regulations.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)