Introductory text

Social Security

Made 26th April 2017

Laid before Parliament 27th April 2017

Coming into force 18th May 2017

These Regulations are made by the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4A(1) and (3) to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 and sections 4A(1) and (3) to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2.

The Secretary of State concurs in relation to regulation 2 and the Department for Communities^f3 concurs in relation to regulation 3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4. Section 4A was inserted by section 75 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 3) and amended by paragraphs 288 and 289 of Schedule 1 to the Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3) and S.I. 2007/2071.
f2: 1992 c. 7. Section 4A was inserted by section 76 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 33) and amended by paragraphs 291 and 292 of Schedule 1 to the Income Tax Act 2007 and S.I. 2003/1884.
f3: The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. (NI) 1999 No 481). The Department for Social Development was subsequently renamed the Department for Communities, see section 1(7) of the Department Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.)).