Section 51A Pilot schemesF1

United Kingdom

(1)

Any regulations made under this Act may be made so as to have effect for a specified period not exceeding 24 months.

(2)

Regulations which, by virtue of subsection (1), are to have effect for a limited period are referred to in this section as a “pilot scheme”.

(3)

A pilot scheme may provide that its provisions are to apply only in relation to—

(a)

one or more specified areas or localities;

(b)

one or more specified classes of person;

(c)

persons selected by reference to prescribed criteria, or on a sampling basis.

(4)

A pilot scheme may make consequential or transitional provision with respect to the cessation of the scheme on the expiry of the specified period.

(5)

A pilot scheme may be replaced by a further pilot scheme making the same or similar provision.

(F26)

This section does not apply to regulations under—

(a)

subsection (2A) of section 20 as substituted by section 10 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000;

(b)

subsection (3A) of section 20 as it has effect apart from section 10 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.

Annotations

F1: S. 51A inserted (8.10.2012) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), ss. 41, 62(3); S.I. 2012/2523, art. 2(1)(b)
F2: S. 51A(6) inserted (25.2.2013 for specified purposes, 29.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 11 para. 7; S.I. 2013/358, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 paras. 18, 24; S.I. 2013/983, art. 8

F1: Word in Act substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 1(2)(b), 86(1)(a)(2) (with ss. 28, 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.