Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 3rd August 2004

Laid before Parliament 5th August 2004

Coming into force 1st September 2004

The Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2) and (3) and 175(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1, and with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2) and (3) and 171(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by paragraph 8(1)(a), (ca) and (q) of Schedule 1 to each of those Acts^f3, and the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by paragraphs 3B(11) and 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to each of those Acts^f4, make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4 (“the Benefits Act”). Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”).
f2: 1992 c. 7 (“the 1992 Northern Ireland Act”). Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”). The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the 1992 Northern Ireland Act were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).
f3: Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Benefits Act was amended by paragraph 39 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act and section 77(4) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19: “the 2000 Act”). Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Northern Ireland Act was amended by paragraph 38 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order and section 81(4) of the 2000 Act.
f4: Paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the Benefits Act was inserted by section 77(2) of the 2000 Act and amended by section 3 of the National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Act 2004 (c. 3). Paragraph 6(1) was amended by paragraph 77(8) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), paragraph 35(2) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act and paragraph 185(a) and (b) of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1: “ITEPA 2003”). Paragraph 6(2) was amended by paragraph 77(9) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998. Paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Northern Ireland Act was inserted by section 81(2) of the 2000 Act and amended by section 4 of the National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Act 2004. Paragraph 6(1) was amended by paragraph 58(8) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)), paragraph 34(2) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order and paragraph 204(a) and (b) of Part 2 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003. Paragraph 6(2) was amended by paragraph 58(9) of Schedule 6 and Schedule 7 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.