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Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
5th July 2017
Laid before Parliament
6th July 2017
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(5), 35(1), 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(1), sections 2(3)(b) and sections 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(2), sections 123(1)(a), 135(1), 137(1) and (2)(d) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(3), sections 4(2)(a), 24(1) and 25(2), (3) and (5)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(4), sections 11(3) and (4) and 42(1), (2) and (3)(a) of, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012(5) and sections 18, 19 and 21 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016(6), makes the following Regulations.
This instrument contains only regulations made under, by virtue of, or consequential upon, sections 18, 19 and 21 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those sections. Therefore, in accordance with section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(7), these Regulations are not required to be referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 36(4) was amended by paragraph 63 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 9).
2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 19(1) applies section 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) to regulations under the State Pension Credit Act 2002.
1992 c. 4. Section 137(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) was amended by paragraph 29(2) and (4) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.
2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
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