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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Coming into force 6th April 2025

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 171ZZ16(2)(a), (3), (4)(a) and (5), 171ZZ17(2) and (4)(a) to (c) and (e) to (j), 171ZZ18(2) and (3), 171ZZ19(1) to (5), (8) and (9), 171ZZ21(3), 171ZZ24(3) to (5), (7) and (8), and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 and sections 5(1)(g), (i), (l) and (p), and 189(1), (4), (5) and (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f2, with the concurrence of the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in so far as such concurrence is required.

A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f3 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

This instrument contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, the Schedule to the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that Act^f4.

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f1: 1992 c. 4. Sections 171ZZ16 to 171ZZ24 were inserted by Part 2 of the Schedule to the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 (c. 20). See section 171ZZ24(1) for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 175 was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).
f2: 1992 c. 5. Section 5(1)(g) was amended by section 98(4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5). Section 189 was amended by paragraph 57 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2); Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and S.I. 2013/252.
f3: Section 176(1) was amended by paragraph 6 of the Schedule to the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023. There are further amendments not relevant to this instrument.
f4: See sections 172(1) and 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.