Introductory text

Social Security

Made 4th March 2009

Laid before Parliament 9th March 2009

Coming into force 6th April 2009

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1C)(a) and (c), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f1, makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 173(1)(b)^f2 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it.

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 5. Section 1(1C) was inserted by section 19 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47). Section 189(1) and (4) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) and subsection (1) was further 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 191 is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribe”.
f2: See section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).