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The Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

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Draft 2008, ISBN 9780111470732

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This Draft Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the Draft S.I. of the same title, which was laid on 24th November 2008, and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Draft Statutory Instrument.

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 172(10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Social Security

Made 2008

Coming into force 5th January 2009

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 145(1) and (2) and 147(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1 and sections 141(1) and (2) and 173(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f2 and now vested in themf3.

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 172(10)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 4. Section 145 was amended by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 c. 6 ; section 147(1) is cited because of the definition ascribed to “prescribed”.

f2

1992 c. 7. Section 141 was amended by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 and paragraph 37 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005; section 173(1) is cited because of the definition ascribed to “prescribed”.

f3

The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of child benefit under Part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, which are relevant to the making of these Regulations, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(1) of the Tax Credits Act 2002. The functions of the Northern Ireland Department in respect of child benefit under Part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, which are relevant to the making of these Regulations, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Citation and commencement
  3. 3Amendment of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008.

2Citation and commencement

The new rates substituted by regulation 3 shall come into force in accordance with the Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008f1.

3Amendment of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006

In regulation 2(1) of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006f1—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£18.80” substitute “£20.00”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b) for “£12.55” substitute “£13.20”.

Signature

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Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for higher rates of child benefit. They are brought into force by the Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008.

Regulation 3 increases the weekly rate of child benefit prescribed in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 2(1) of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006 from £18.80 to £20.00 and from £12.55 to £13.20 respectively.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.