Introductory text
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 23rd August 2007
Laid before Parliament 29th August 2007
Coming into force 1st November 2007
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 130B(11), 130D(3), 130F(1), (3) to (5) and (7), 130G, 137(1) and 175(3), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1.
In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f2 the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.
This instrument contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, section 31 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 f3and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that sectionf4.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1992 c. 4. Sections 130B to 130G were inserted by section 31(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5). Section 137(1) is cited for the definition of “prescribed”.
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See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The requirement to refer Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee does not apply where Regulations are contained in a statutory instrument made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of the enactment under which the regulations were made or consequential upon a specified enactment and made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that enactment.