Introductory textF1

England, Wales and Scotland

Social Security

~~Made~~ ~~6th March 2008~~

~~Laid before Parliament~~ ~~12th March 2008~~

~~Coming into force~~ ~~7th April 2008~~

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 69(1), (2) and (7) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000^f1 ~~and section 189(4) to (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992~~^f2.

~~In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to be representative of the authorities concerned.~~

~~The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it~~^f3.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regulations revoked (E.) (1.4.2026) by The Discretionary Financial Assistance and Discretionary Housing Payments (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/271), reg. 1(1), Sch.

Footnotes

f1: 2000 c.19. Section 69(7) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.
f2: 1992 c.5.
f3: See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5). Section 73 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19) added paragraph (af) to section 170(5) which defines “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.