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(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for the making of payments by him to persons who have attained the age of 60 years.
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may provide for payments to be made—
(a)to persons in a specified class (which may be defined by reference to age or otherwise);
(b)in specified circumstances.
(3)Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular—
(a)provide for payments to be made only once, at specified times or over a specified period,
(b)provide for exceptions,
(c)apply (with or without modifications) an enactment relating to social security (including, in particular, an enactment relating to claims, payments, evidence, revision of decisions, appeals or recovery of payment in error), and
(d)make different provision for different cases or circumstances.
(4)Regulations under this section—
(a)shall be made by statutory instrument, and
(b)may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
(5)In section 170(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) (Social Security Advisory Committee) in the definition of “the relevant enactments” after paragraph (ah) insert—
“(ai)section 7 of the Age-Related Payments Act 2004;”.
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