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The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/357 · Made 7 February 2007

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 7th February 2007

Laid before Parliament 15th February 2007

Coming into force 12th March 2007

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the exercise of powers conferred upon him by section 29f1 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997f2, and section 189(4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f3, makes the following Regulations.

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

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

See the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

f2

1997 c.27.

f3

1992 c.5.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 12th March 2007.

2Amendment of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997

(1)

The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1), (Exempted trusts and payments) after sub-paragraph (f) insert—

“(g)

the UK Asbestos Trust established on 10th October 2006, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases.

(h)

the EL Scheme Trust established on 23rd November 2006, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases.”.

Signature

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

Jim Murphy

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

7th February 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 2(1) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997 (Exempted trusts and payments). The amendment exempts the UK Asbestos Trust established on 10th October 2006 and the EL Scheme Trust established on 23rd November 2006, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases from the effect of the compensation recovery scheme established under the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997.

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