The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008
S.I. 2008/3167 · Made 10 December 2008
Social Security
Made 10th December 2008
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007f1.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Contents
1Citation and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008.
In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is a reference to a section of, or Schedule to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
2Appointed days
11th December 2008 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
section 29 so far as relating to paragraph 10 (post-commencement up-rating of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance) of Schedule 4 (transition relating to Part 1); and
paragraph 10 of Schedule 4.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Tony McNulty
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
10th December 2008
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2007. Those provisions are paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 (post-commencement up-rating of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance) and section 29 (transition relating to Part 1) so far as it relates to paragraph 10.
This will enable regulations to be made that may provide that section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, as it relates to incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance, is to have effect with prescribed modifications.
An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or the voluntary sector.