Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 9th March 2006

Laid before Parliament 16th March 2006

Coming into force 10th April 2006

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 82(4), 85(4), 86A, 90(b), 114(1), 122(1) and (5) and 175(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 6(1)(b) and (5) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 and sections 1(1C), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f2.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 4. Section 82(4) was amended by paragraph 35 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) and by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6). Section 85(4) was amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) and by paragraph 37 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004. Section 86A was inserted by section 2(5) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18). Section 90(b) was amended by paragraph 26 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) and by paragraph 2(d) of the Schedule to S.I. 2002/1457. Section 122(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribe”. Section 175(1) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Paragraph 6(1)(b) of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 52 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and by paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005.
f2: 1992 c. 5. Section 1(1C) was inserted by section 19 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47). Section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999. Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribe”.
f3: See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.