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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-child-support-and-tax-credits-decisions-and-appeals-amendment-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3368",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security, Child Support and Tax Credits (Decisions and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-child-support-and-tax-credits-decisions-and-appeals-amendment-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nTAX CREDITS\nFAMILY LAW\nCHILD SUPPORT\nMade 20th December 2004\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nWhereas a draft of this Instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 80(1) of the Social Security Act 1998 , and paragraph 20(4) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 , and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 (2) and (3) of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 , section 20(4), (5) and (6) of the Child Support Act 1991 , sections 5(1)(a) and (h), 6(1)(a) and (h), 189(1), (4) and (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 , section 11(5) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 , sections 7(6)(a), 12(2), 16(1), 79(1), (4), (6) and (7) and 84 of, and paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Act 1998 and section 68 of, and paragraphs 6(2)(e), 10(1), 20(1) and (3) and 23(1) of Schedule 7 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 , after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it , and so far as they concern housing benefit and council tax benefit after consultation with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned , hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1998 c. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "2000 c. 19."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1979 c. 17; section 4 was substituted by the Social Security Act 1998, section 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1991 c. 48; section 20 was substituted by the Social Security Act 1998, section 42 and was further substituted by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), section 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "1992 c. 5; section 6(1) was substituted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), Schedule 9, paragraph 12(1)(a); section 191 is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribe”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "1997 c. 27."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "Section 12(2) was substituted by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), Schedule 7, paragraph 25; the powers in sections 16(1) and paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 of Schedule 5, which are exercised in these Regulations in respect of Tax Credits, are those which have been applied and modified by S.I. 2002/2926 under powers contained in section 63(8) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21); section 84 is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribe”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M8",
      "text": "Paragraph 23(1) is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M9",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M10",
      "text": "See the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 172 and 173(1)(b) and Schedule 7, paragraph 9."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M11",
      "text": "See the Social Security Administration Act 1992, section 176(1)(a)."
    }
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