Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 26th March 2001

Laid before Parliament 2nd April 2001

Coming into force 23rd April 2001

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 72(1)(b) and 83(1) and (4) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999^f1 and sections 2A(6)(c), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f3, hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1999 c. 30.
f2: 1992 c. 5; section 2A was inserted by section 58 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.
f3: See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); section 84 of, and paragraph 81(a) of Schedule 12 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 added section 72 of that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.