Article 2 Amendment of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013

With effect from 6th April 2017, the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013^f1 is amended as follows.

In the opening words of paragraph (1) of article 5A (transitional provision where Secretary of State determines that claims for universal credit may not be made: effect on claims for employment and support allowance and jobseeker’s allowance)^f2, before “and where the amending provisions” insert “, or by virtue of regulation 39 of those Regulations (restriction on claims for universal credit during the interim period)^f3,”.

In sub-paragraph (e)(ii) of paragraph (1) of article 6^f4, at the end insert “, or the claim is or would be one to which regulation 39 of those Regulations (restriction on claims for universal credit during the interim period) applies”.