The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carer’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 389

Social Security

The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carer’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made

25th February 2013

Laid before Parliament

4th March 2013

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (6)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 73(1)(b) and 189(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1), and sections 64(1), 67(2), 70(4), 71(6), 72(8), 113(1)(a) and (2), 122(1) and 175(1), (3)(a), (b)(ii) and (iii) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2), makes the following Regulations.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(3).

(1)

1992 c.5. Section 189(1) was amended by the Social Security Act 1998 (1998 c.14), section 86(1) and (2), Schedule 7 paragraph 109(a) and Schedule 8; the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (1999 c.2), section 2, Schedule 3, paragraph 57(1) and (2); and the Tax Credits Act 2002 (2002 c.21), section 60, Schedule 6.

(2)

1992 c.4. Section 122(1) provides that ‘prescribe’ means prescribe by regulations.

(3)

See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).