# The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


Social Security
Made 7th October 2015
Laid before Parliament 14th October 2015
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 1(1) and 5(1)(p) and (r) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, sections 70(7), 135(1), (5) and (6), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 4(5), 35(1) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, sections 2(3)(b) and (7), 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002, sections 4(2), 24(1), and 25(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and sections 6(1)(c) and (3), 7(3), 8(3), 9(2), 10(2) and (3), 11(4), 12(1), (3) and (4), 19(2)(d), (3)(b) and (4), 22(2), 24(1)(a), 26(8)(a) and (c), 27(9)(a) and (c), 28(2)(f), 32(1), (2) and (4), 37(4), 42(2) and (3) of, and paragraphs 3(2) and 4(1), (3)(a) and (4) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals for 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/2015/1754/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2015/introduction
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