# The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No.8) Order 2012, Article 2: Appointed day


(1) 21st May 2012 is the day appointed for section 3(1) (lone parents) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 to come into force, for the purpose only of inserting subsection (1A) into section 124 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.
(2) 28th May 2012 is the day appointed for the following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 to come into force—
(a) section 56 (registration of births) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 6 to that Act set out in sub-paragraph (b); and
(b) paragraphs 5 to 9, 12(4), 14 and 20 of Schedule 6.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1256/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2009-commencement-no8-order-2012/article-2
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