# The Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


Tax Credits
Social Security
Made 9th February 2015
Laid before Parliament 10th February 2015
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
These Regulations are made by the Treasury and the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Department for Social Development in relation to regulation 3 and to regulations 2, 8 and 9 insofar as they relate to the amendments made by regulation 3.
The powers exercised by the Treasury are those conferred by sections 3(2) and 175(3) and 175(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 3(2), 171(3) and 171(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and section 7(6) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.
The powers exercised by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are those conferred by sections 175(3) and 175(4) of, and paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1, to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and 171(3) and (4) of, and paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now exercisable by them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/175/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-and-tax-credits-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2015/introduction
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