# The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2012, Introduction: Introductory text


Social Security
Made 15th February 2012
Coming into force 22nd February 2012
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of February 2012
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
The Orders in Council specified in Schedule 2 modified or adapted certain enactments so as to give effect to the agreements set out in the Schedules to those Orders:
Her Majesty’s Government in consequence of changes in the law of Great Britain has proposed to each of the governments with whom the United Kingdom has made such an agreement alterations to the agreement:
Section 179(1)(b), (2) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 provides that, for the purpose of giving effect to any such agreement as it would be if it were so altered in accordance with such proposals, Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for modifying or adapting the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and regulations made under that Part, in their application to cases affected by the proposed alterations:
Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 179(1)(b), (2) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, to make the following Order in Council:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/360/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-reciprocal-agreements-order-2012/introduction
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