Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 6th March 2000

Laid before Parliament 9th March 2000

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 135, 171A, 171C, 171D, 171E, 171G(2) and 175(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1, section 4 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994^f2 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Social Security Act 1998^f3 by this Instrument which contains only regulations made by virtue of the provisions of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999^f4 and which is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions^f5 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4. Sections 171A and 171C were inserted by section 5 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) (“Incapacity for Work Act”); and section 171A was amended by paragraph 23, Part II of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (“Welfare Reform and Pensions Act”), and section 171C was substituted by section 61 of that Welfare Reform and Pensions Act. Sections 171D, 171E and 171G were inserted by section 6(1) of that Incapacity for Work Act. Section 171G(2) is cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”.
f2: 1994 c. 18.
f3: 1998 c. 14.
f4: 1999 c. 30.
f5: See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).