Introductory text
Disabled Persons, England
Made 6th December 2012
Coming into force 12th December 2012
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 41, 44, 45(2), 46 and 50 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009f1.
These Regulations are made for the purpose mentioned in section 38 of that Act and with a view to ascertaining the matters mentioned in section 44(2)(a) to (c) of that Act.
In accordance with section 47(1) of that Act the Secretary of State published a draft of these Regulations and invited representations to be made to the Secretary of State about the draft, by persons appearing to the Secretary of State to be affected by the Regulations, during the period 28th June to 21st September 2012.
A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 49(1) of that Act.
The Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasuryf2 makes the following Regulations:
Annotations
Footnotes
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2009 c. 24. Section 50 provides that ‘prescribed’ means specified in, or determined in accordance with, regulations under section 41 of that Act.
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The consent of the Treasury is required by section 45(3)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009.