Introductory text

Social Security

Made 23rd November 2008

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

sections 2A, 2B, 189(1), (4) to (6) and (7A) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f1,
sections 123(1)(a), 124(1)(e), 137(1), and 175(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f2,
sections 6(2) and (4), 7(4), 8(2)(d)(ii), 19(8)(a), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 8 and 10(1)(a) and (2)(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995^f3,
sections 2(4)(a), 4(6)(a) and 24(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007^f4.

The Secretary of State referred the proposals for these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee^f5.

A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f6 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 5 (“the 1992 Act”). Sections 2A and 2B were inserted by section 57 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) (“the 1999 Act”); section 2A(2) was amended by S.I. 2002/1457; section 189(1) and (4) to (6) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14); section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21); section 189(7A) was inserted by paragraph 82 of Schedule 12 to the 1999 Act; section 191 is cited because of the meaning it gives to the word “prescribed”.
f2: 1992 c. 4. Section 124(1)(e) was inserted by paragraph 30(5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18); section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”; section 175(1) and (4) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).
f3: Section 36(4) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), section 2, Schedule 3, paragraph 63; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning it gives to the word “prescribed” and “regulations”; sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of, Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.
f4: 2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
f5: See section 172(1) of the 1992 Act.
f6: 1995 c. 18.