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The Social Security and Child Support (Tax Credits) Consequential Amendments Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/2566 · Made 13 September 1999

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SOCIAL SECURITY

FAMILY LAW

Child Support

Made 13th September 1999

Laid before Parliament 14th September 1999

Coming into force 5th October 1999

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers set out in Schedule 1 to this Instrument and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this Instrument, which contains only regulations consequential upon the Tax Credits Act 1999f1 and which is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of that Actf2 and, in so far as they relate to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with the agreement of such organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned that consultations should not be undertakenf3, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 10.

f2

See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

f3

See section 176(2)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendments consequential on the renaming of family credit as working families' tax credit and of disability working allowance as disabled person’s tax credit
  3. 3Amendment of regulation 3 of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations 1988
  4. 4Amendment of Schedule 8 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
  5. 5Amendment of regulation 1 of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 1992
  6. 6Revocation and Saving of the Child Support (Compensation for Recipients of Family Credit and Disability Working Allowance) Regulations 1995
  7. Signature
  8. Schedule 1PROVISIONS CONFERRING POWERS EXERCISED IN MAKING THESE REGULATIONS
  9. Schedule 2
  10. IPROVISIONS IN WHICH THE WORDS “FAMILY CREDIT” ARE SUBSTITUTED BY THE WORDS “WORKING FAMILIES' TAX CREDIT”
  11. Schedule 2
  12. IIPROVISIONS IN WHICH THE WORDS “DISABILITY WORKING ALLOWANCE” ARE SUBSTITUTED BY THE WORDS “DISABLED PERSON'S TAX CREDIT”
  13. Schedule 2
  14. IIIPROVISIONS IN WHICH THE DEFINITIONS OF “WORKING FAMILIES' TAX CREDIT” AND “DISABLED PERSON'S TAX CREDIT” ARE SUBSTITUTED OR INSERTED
  15. Schedule 2
  16. IVPROVISIONS IN WHICH THE WORDS “THE ALLOWANCE” ARE SUBSTITUTED BY THE WORDS “THE CREDIT”
  17. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security and Child Support (Tax Credits) Consequential Amendments Regulations 1999.

(2)

These Regulations shall come into force on 5th October 1999.

(3)

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “working families' tax credit” and “disabled person’s tax credit” shall be construed in accordance with section 1(1) of the Tax Credits Act 1999.

(4)

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference—

(a)

to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation in, or the Schedule to, these Regulations bearing that number;

(b)

in a regulation or Schedule to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation or Schedule bearing that number.

2Amendments consequential on the renaming of family credit as working families' tax credit and of disability working allowance as disabled person’s tax credit

(1)

Subject to paragraph (3), in the provisions mentioned in Part I of Schedule 2, for the words “family credit” wherever they occur, except where they appear in a reference to the title of the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987f1, there shall be substituted the words “working families' tax credit”.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), in the provisions mentioned in Part II of Schedule 2, for the words “disability working allowance” wherever they occur, except where they appear in a reference to the title of the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991f2, there shall be substituted the words “disabled person’s tax credit”.

(3)

In the provisions mentioned in Part III of Schedule 2—

(a)

for the definition of “disability working allowance” there shall be substituted the following definition—

  • ““disabled person’s tax credit” means a disabled person’s tax credit under section 129 of the Contributions and Benefits Actf3;”; and

(b)

the following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate place—

  • ““working families' tax credit” means a working families' tax credit under section 128 of the Contributions and Benefits Actf4;”.

(4)

In the provisions mentioned in Part IV of Schedule 2 for the words “the allowance” there shall be substituted the words “the credit”.

3Amendment of regulation 3 of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations 1988

In regulation 3 of the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations 1988f1—

(a)

for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b)

family credit awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;”; and

(b)

for paragraph (dd)f2 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(dd)

disability working allowance awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;”.

4Amendment of Schedule 8 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

In paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 8 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987f1, for the words “family credit or disability working allowance” there shall be substituted the words—

“or payment in accordance with an award of family credit or disability working allowance which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999”.

5Amendment of regulation 1 of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 1992

(1)

Regulation 1(2) of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 1992f1 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2)

For the definition of “disability working allowance” there shall be substituted the following definition—

  • ““disability working allowance” means an award of disability working allowance under section 129 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f2 which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;”.

(3)

The following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate place—

  • ““family credit” means an award of family credit under section 128 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999;”.

(4)

In the definition of “relevant benefit” for the words “family credit or disability working allowance” there shall be substituted the following words—

“or an award of family credit or disability working allowance which was awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999”.

6Revocation and Saving of the Child Support (Compensation for Recipients of Family Credit and Disability Working Allowance) Regulations 1995

The Child Support (Compensation for Recipients of Family Credit and Disability Working Allowance) Regulations 1995f1 are revoked except that they shall continue to have effect in the case of an award of family credit or disability working allowance awarded with effect from a date falling before 5th October 1999.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Hugh Bayley

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Social Security

13th September 1999

Schedule 1PROVISIONS CONFERRING POWERS EXERCISED IN MAKING THESE REGULATIONS

Child Support Act 1991f1section 28E(5)
section 42
section 43
section 51
section 52
section 54
paragraphs 5 and 7 of Schedule 1
Schedule 4B
Social Security Administration Act 1992section 5(1)
section 78(2)
section 189(1), (4) and (5)
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992section 22(5)
section 45Af2
section 122(1)f3
section 123(1)(a), (d) and (e)
section 135(1)
section 136(3), (4) and (5)
section 137(1)
section 138
section 145(1)
section 175(1), (3) and (4)
Jobseekers Act 1995f4section 4(5)
section 12(4)(a)
section 26(4)(j)
section 36
Child Support Act 1995f5section 10
section 24
section 26(3)

IPROVISIONS IN WHICH THE WORDS “FAMILY CREDIT” ARE SUBSTITUTED BY THE WORDS “WORKING FAMILIES' TAX CREDIT”

The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975f1regulation 7C and the heading which precedes it
The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987f2regulation 5(1)(a)
regulation 6(b)
regulation 7(1)(a)(i)
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987f3regulation 42(2)(e)
The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987f4regulation 43A(3)(c)f5
regulation 43A(4)(c)f6
Schedule 4, paragraph 58
The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992f7regulation 35(3)(c)
regulation 35(4)(c)
Schedule 4, paragraph 57
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992f8regulation 10Af9 and the heading which precedes it
Schedule 1, paragraphs 2(1A), 5(5) and 7(2) to (5)
The Social Security (Effect of Family Credit on Earnings Factors) Regulations 1995f10regulation 2
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996f11regulation 105(2)(d)
The Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations 1996f12regulations 9 and 12
The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (No. 2) Regulations 1996f13regulation 21(c)
The Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996f14regulation 14(c)

IIPROVISIONS IN WHICH THE WORDS “DISABILITY WORKING ALLOWANCE” ARE SUBSTITUTED BY THE WORDS “DISABLED PERSON'S TAX CREDIT”

The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975f1regulation 7B and the heading which precedes it
regulation 9(c)(i)
The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987f2regulation 5(1)(a)
regulation 6(c)
regulation 7(1)(a)(i)
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987f3regulation 42(2)(f)
Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a)(i)
The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987f4regulation 43A(3)(e)f5
regulation 43A(4)(e)f6
Schedule 2, paragraph 12(1)(a)(i)f7
Schedule 4, paragraph 57
The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992regulation 35(3)(e)
regulation 35(4)(e)
Schedule 1, paragraph 13(1)(a)(i)
Schedule 4, paragraph 56
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992f8regulation 10A and the heading which precedes it
Schedule 1, paragraphs 2(1A), 5(5)
Schedule 4, paragraph (a)(xi)
The Social Security (Effect of Family Credit on Earnings Factors) Regulations 1995f9regulation 2
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996regulation 105(2)(d)
Schedule 1, paragraph 14(1)(a)
The Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations 1996regulations 9 and 12
The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (No. 2) Regulations 1996regulation 21(d)
The Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996regulation 14(d)

IIIPROVISIONS IN WHICH THE DEFINITIONS OF “WORKING FAMILIES' TAX CREDIT” AND “DISABLED PERSON'S TAX CREDIT” ARE SUBSTITUTED OR INSERTED

The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975f1regulation 2(1)
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987regulation 2(1)
The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987regulation 2(1)
The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992regulation 2(1)
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992regulation 1(2)
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996regulation 1(3)

IVPROVISIONS IN WHICH THE WORDS “THE ALLOWANCE” ARE SUBSTITUTED BY THE WORDS “THE CREDIT”

The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987Schedule 3, paragraph 16
sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (4)(c)(ii)f1
Schedule 4, paragraph 57
The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992Schedule 3, paragraph 16
sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (4)(c)(ii)f2
Schedule 4, paragraph 56

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in consequence of provisions in the Tax Credits Act 1999 (c. 10) (“the Act”) which transfer functions relating to family credit and disability working allowance from the Secretary of State for Social Security to the Treasury and the Inland Revenue on 5th October 1999. The Act also makes provision for the renaming of family credit and disability working allowance as working families' tax credit and disabled person’s tax credit respectively as from 5th October 1999.

The Regulations are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the relevant provisions in the Act and are therefore exempted from the requirement in section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) to refer proposals to make these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee and are made without reference to the Committee.

Regulation 1 provides for citation, commencement and interpretation.

Regulations 2 to 5 make amendments consequential on the renaming of family credit as working families' tax credit and of disability working allowance as disabled person’s tax credit and provide for transitional arrangements consequential on the transfer.

Regulation 6 provides for the revocation of the Child Support (Compensation for Recipients of Family Credit and Disability Working Allowance) Regulations 1995 with a saving for awards of family credit and disability working allowance made before the transfer.

These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.