# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S

Social Security
Made 25th March 2008
Laid before Parliament 27th March 2008
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)(a) and (c), (4)(a) and (c), 3(1)(c), (2)(b) and (d) and (3) , 4(2)(a), (3), (6)(a) and (c), 5(2) and (3), 8(1) to (3), (4)(a) and (b), (5) and (6), 9(1) to (3) and (4)(a) and (b), 11(1), (2)(a) to (g), (3) to (5), (6)(a) and (7)(c), 12(1), (2)(a) to (h), (3) to (7), 14(1) and (2)(a) and (b), 16(2)(a) and (4), 17, 18(1), (2) and (4), 20(2) to (7), 22 , 23(1) and (3), 24(1) , (2)(b) and (3), 25(1) to (5) and 26(2) of, and paragraphs 1(4), 3(2), 4(1)(a) and (c), (3) and (4) and 6(1)(b), (2) to (5) , (7) and (8) of Schedule 1 to, and paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1), 9, 10, 12 and 14 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007 , section 5(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and section 21(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1998 makes the following Regulations, which are made by virtue of, or consequential on, the provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and which are made before the end of a period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/794/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-2008/introduction
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