Introductory text

Social Security

Made 1st July 2009

Laid before Parliament 8th July 2009

Coming into force 2nd November 2009

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 136(2) and (5), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 and sections 15(2) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002^f2.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4. Section 137(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) was amended by paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 175(1) and (3) is applied to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) by section 19(1) of that Act.
f2: 2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
f3: Section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) provides that proposals in respect of regulations which would otherwise be referable to the Social Security Advisory Committee may not be so referred with the agreement of that Committee. These Regulations would otherwise be referable to the Committee by virtue of section 172 of that Act.