# Welfare Reform Act 2012, Section 97: Benefit cap: supplementary

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Regulations under section 96 or 96A may make different provision for different purposes or cases.
(2) Regulations under section 96 or 96A must be made by statutory instrument.
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(4) A statutory instrument containing ... regulations under section 96 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(4A) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 96A may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
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(6) In Schedule 2 to the Social Security Act 1998 (decisions against which no appeal lies) after paragraph 8 there is inserted—
“Reduction on application of benefit cap
8A A decision to apply the benefit cap in accordance with regulations under section 96 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/5/section/97 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012/section-97
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