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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 7(4) of the Age-Related Payments Act 2004, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 2005

Coming into force 1st September 2005

Whereas a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 7(4) of the Age-Related Payments Act 2004^f1 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 7 of the Age-Related Payments Act 2004, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it^f2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 2004 c.10.
f2: See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5). Section 7(5) of the Age-Related Payments Act 2004 amended section 170(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 to provide for regulations made under section 7 to be subject to prior consultation with the Social Security Advisory Committee.