Introductory text

Social Security

Made 25th February 2013

Laid before Parliament 4th March 2013

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (6)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 73(1)(b) and 189(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f1, and sections 64(1), 67(2), 70(4), 71(6), 72(8), 113(1)(a) and (2), 122(1) and 175(1), (3)(a), (b)(ii) and (iii) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f2, makes the following Regulations.

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.5. Section 189(1) was amended by the Social Security Act 1998 (1998 c.14), section 86(1) and (2), Schedule 7 paragraph 109(a) and Schedule 8; the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (1999 c.2), section 2, Schedule 3, paragraph 57(1) and (2); and the Tax Credits Act 2002 (2002 c.21), section 60, Schedule 6.
f2: 1992 c.4. Section 122(1) provides that ‘prescribe’ means prescribe by regulations.
f3: See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).