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1990 c. 27. Section 15 of the Social Security Act 1990 was amended by section 142 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53). The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) provided that the functions under section 15 of the Social Security Act 1990 were to be exercisable in relation to Wales by the National Assembly for Wales concurrently with the Secretary of State and free from the requirement for Treasury consent. The powers of the National Assembly for Wales under section 15(1) of the Social Security Act 1990 were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3A to the Government of Wales Act 2006, as amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), provides that the functions of the Secretary of State under section 15 of the Social Security Act 1990 are exercisable concurrently by the Welsh Ministers free from any requirement for Treasury consent.