The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 80(1) of the Social Security Act 1998 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2002 No.

SOCIAL SECURITY

TAXES

FAMILY LAW

CHILD SUPPORT

The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002

Made

2002

Coming into force

20th May 2002

Whereas a draft of this Instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 80(1) of the Social Security Act 1998(1) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions except in relation to working families' tax credit and disabled person’s tax credit, and the Commissioners of Inland Revenue in relation to those credits and to regulations 1 to 4, 7, 9 to 11 and 13 to 21 only, in exercise of powers conferred by the enactments set out in the Schedule to this Instrument and now vested in them(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor in so far as these Regulations are made under section 6(3) of the Social Security Act 1998, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(3), and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it(4), and so far as they concern housing benefit and council tax benefit after consultation with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned(5), hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1998 c. 14.

(2)

See the Tax Credits Act 1999 (c. 10), section 2(1)(c) and (4) and Schedule 2, paragraphs 8(a) and 20(g), by which functions concerning certain benefits were transferred to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.

(3)

1992 c. 53.

(4)

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

(5)

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 176(1)(a).