# The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014, Introduction: Introductory text


Social Security
Made 29th October 2014
Laid before Parliament 4th November 2014
Coming into force 26th November 2014
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 135(1), (5) and (6), 136(3) and (4), 136A(3), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 5(1)(i), (p) and (r) and (1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 4(5), 35(1), 36(1), (2) and (4)(a) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, sections 2(3)(b), 15(3) and (6)(b) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002, sections 4(2)(a), 24(1) and 25(2), (3) and (5) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and sections 8(3), 10(2) and (3), 11(4), 19(2)(d), 22(2), 32, 40 and 42 of, and paragraph 4(1), (3) and (4) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012(, makes the following Regulations.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations need not be referred to it.
In respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit, in accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2888/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-and-miscellaneous-amendments-no2-regulations-2014/introduction
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