Introductory text

Social Security

Made 23rd February 2015

Laid before Parliament 2nd March 2015

Coming into force 6th April 2015

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 136(3), (4) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1sections 6(4), 7(4), 12(1) to (3) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f2and sections 17(1), (2) and (3)(b), 24(1), 25(2), (3) and (5) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007^f3, makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f4.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992. c.4. Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Sections 137(1) and 175(4) have been amended in ways not relevant to these Regulations
f2: 1995 c. 18. Section 8(2) was amended by section 33(1) and (2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24). Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning it gives to the terms “prescribed” and “regulations”. The definition of “prescribed” was amended by paragraph 62 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2).
f3: 2007. c.5. Section 24(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word prescribed” and “regulations”.
f4: See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).