Introductory text

Social Security

Made 24th June 2009

Laid before Parliament 30th June 2009

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1;
sections 4(5), 12(1) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2)(a) and (b)(ii) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f2;
sections 17(1) and (3)(b), 24(1), 25(2) and (3)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007^f3.

In respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted the organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned^f4.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f5.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c.4; section 123(1)(e) was substituted by section 103 of, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14); section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribed”; section 175(1) and (4) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29(1), (2) and (4) respectively of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c.2).
f2: 1995 c.18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”; section 35(1) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 62 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999.
f3: 2007 c.5; section 24(1) is an interpretation provisions and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
f4: See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).
f5: See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.