Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 23rd March 2006

Laid before Parliament 29th March 2006

Coming into force 24th April 2006

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A, 2AA, 2B, 189(1), (4) to (6) and (7A) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f1, sections 60(1) to (4) and (9) and 83(4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999^f2 and section 19(10) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f3.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it^f4.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 5. Sections 2A and 2B were inserted by section 57 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 2AA was inserted by section 49 of the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22). Section 2A was amended by S.I. 2002/1457. Section 2AA was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 2 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33). Section 2B was amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to the Employment Act 2002. Section 189(1) and (4) to (6) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14); section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21); section 189(7A) was inserted by paragraph 82 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Section 191 is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribe”.
f2: 1999 c. 30. Section 60(9) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning it gives to the words “designated”, “employment” and “prescribed”.
f3: 1995 c. 18.
f4: See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.