# The Social Security (Civil Partnership) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2005, Introduction: Introductory text


SOCIAL SECURITY
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
Made 13th October 2005
Laid before Parliament 20th October 2005
Coming into force 5th December 2005
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 48(1), 113(1)(b), 122(1), 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 134, 135, 136, 137(1) and 175(1), (3), (4) and (5) of, and paragraphs 2(2), 3B(5)(b)(iii) and 7B(5)(b)(iii) of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , sections 5(1)(a), 189(1), (4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 , sections 9(4), 10(6), 79(1), (4) and (6) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998 and paragraph 20(1) and (3) 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 in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned , and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it , hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2878/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-civil-partnership-consequential-amendments-regulations-2005/introduction
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