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The Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/3476 · Made 19 December 2005

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 19th December 2005

Laid before Parliament 22nd December 2005

Coming into force 19th January 2006

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 74(2), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f1.

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

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 5. Section 74(2) was amended by the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16). Section 191 is cited for the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 19th January 2006.

2Amendment of the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988

In the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988f1 in regulation 8(1) (duplication and prescribed payments) after sub-paragraph (j) add—

“(k)

payments under the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005f2.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Stephen C. Timms

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

19th December 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 8 of those Regulations to include payments made under the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities and the voluntary sector.