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The Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/3247 · Made 18 December 2008

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Social Security

Made 18th December 2008

The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1 and section 141(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f2 and now vested in themf3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 4.

f2

1992 c. 7.

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 this Order, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(1) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). 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 this Order, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Coming into force of new rates of child benefit
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008.

2Coming into force of new rates of child benefit

The different rates of child benefit prescribed in the Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008f1 shall come into force on 5th January 2009.

Signature

Tony Cunningham

Frank Roy

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

18th December 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that different rates of child benefit prescribed under the Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 shall come into force on 5th January 2009.