# Social Security Administration Act 1992, Paragraph 25: Regulations


(1) Regulations may make further provision about direct deduction orders.
(2) Regulations under this paragraph may, among other things, make provision—
(a) about how notices and orders are to be given by the Secretary of State under this Schedule;
(b) about how notices and information are to be given to the Secretary of State under this Schedule;
(c) about the calculation of amounts to be deducted, including—
(i) about establishing whether deductions would cause a person to suffer hardship in meeting essential living expenses, and
(ii) about amounts which are, or are not, to be taken into account in calculating the amounts credited to an account for the purposes of paragraph 6(3);
(d) setting a maximum percentage that is less than 40% for the purposes of paragraph 6(3) in some or all cases;
(e) amending the amount for the time being specified in paragraph 20(1) to reflect a change in the value of money;
(f) about the duties of banks in relation to direct deduction orders, including before a direct deduction order is made;
(g) about costs which a bank may recover by virtue of paragraph 8 or from the Secretary of State;
(h) about the interaction between direct deduction orders under this Schedule and similar orders under any other enactment.
(3) Regulations under this paragraph may, among other things, apply this Schedule, as it applies to banks, to other types of person who provide financial products or services (including products or services that operate by reference to cryptoassets or any similar product or service).
(4) In sub-paragraph (3), “cryptoasset” has the meaning given in section 84A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
(5) Before making relevant regulations in reliance on sub-paragraph (2)(a), (b), (f) or (g), the Secretary of State must consult—
(a) persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of banks, and
(b) such other persons (if any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(6) Before making relevant regulations in reliance on sub-paragraph (3), the Secretary of State must consult—
(a) persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of persons to whom provisions about direct deduction orders would be applied by the regulations, and
(b) such other persons (if any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(7) In this paragraph, “relevant regulations” means—
(a) the first regulations made in reliance on the provisions in question, and
(b) any subsequent regulations made in reliance on those provisions which—
(i) impose new duties on banks, or
(ii) make changes to existing duties or provisions which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, are more than minor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/5/schedule/3ZA/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-administration-act-1992/schedule-3ZA/paragraph-25
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