Part XII Supplementary Provisions
Subordinate legislation etc.
I1184 Consultation with Social Security Advisory Committee about regulations under s. 36(6).
1
Subject to section 173 of the M1Social Security Administration Act 1992 (cases where consultation not required), where the Secretary of State proposes to make regulations under section 36(6), he shall refer the proposals, in the form of draft regulations or otherwise, to the Social Security Advisory Committee (“the Committee”).
2
The Committee shall consider any proposals referred to it by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) and shall make to the Secretary of State a report containing such recommendations with respect to the subject-matter of the proposals as the Committee thinks appropriate.
3
If after receiving a report of the Committee the Secretary of State lays before Parliament regulations which comprise the whole or part of the subject-matter of the proposals referred to the Committee, he shall lay with the regulations a copy of the Committee’s report and a statement showing—
a
the extent (if any) to which he has in framing the regulations given effect to the Committee’s recommendations; and
b
in so far as effect has not been given to them, his reasons why not.