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The Back to Work Bonus (Amendment) Regulations 2004

S.I. 2004/1655 · Made 28 June 2004

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 28th June 2004

Laid before Parliament 5th July 2004

Coming into force 25th October 2004

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 26, 35(1) and 36(2) to (5) of the Jobseekers Act 1995f1 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposals in regards of these Regulations should not be referred to itf2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1995 c. 18. Section 26 is as amended by Schedule 6 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1); section 35 is cited for the meaning given the word “prescribed”; section 36 is as amended by Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30)

f2

See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Social Security (Back to Work Bonus and Lone Parent Run-on) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2003.
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Back to Work Bonus (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 25th October 2004, immediately after the Social Security (Back to Work Bonus and Lone Parent Run-on) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2003f1.

2Amendment of the Social Security (Back to Work Bonus and Lone Parent Run-on) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2003.

In regulation 10 of the Social Security (Back to Work Bonus and Lone Parent Run-on) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2003—

(a)

in paragraph (1) for “Subject to paragraph (2)” substitute “Subject to the amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3)”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)(d), after “regulation 23(6) of the Back to Work Bonus Regulations” add “, or who makes a claim for a bonus after 28th January 2005 within the appropriate specified period”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Jane Kennedy

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

28th June 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Back to Work Bonus and Lone Parent Run-on) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1589) to provide for an extended period of transitional protection for claimants who comply with the requirements contained in the Back to Work Bonus (No. 2) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2570) on or before 28th January 2005.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for the instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.