General
Section 25: Regulations
131.This section makes additional provision about the regulation-making powers under this Part.
132.Subsection (6) provides that regulations under sections 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 may make provision which applies only in relation to an area or areas specified in the regulations.
Section 26: Parliamentary control:
133.This section provides that certain regulations to be made under provisions in sections 2 (amount of contributory allowance) and 4 (amount of income-related allowance), the first regulations under section 13 (work-related activity) and regulations providing for a pilot scheme (section 19) must be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure in the Houses of Parliament. Subsection (2) provides that all other regulations under Part 1 are subject to the negative resolution procedure.
Section 27: Financial provisions relating to Part 1
134.This section explains that payments of contributory employment and support allowance will be funded from the National Insurance Fund and payments of income-related employment and support allowance will be funded out of the Consolidated Fund. It also provides for the repayment to those funds of any sums recovered in connection with payments of employment and support allowance.
Section 28: Consequential amendments relating to Part 1
135.This section provides for the consequential amendments set out in Schedule 3. Subsection (2) enables regulations to make provision consequential on this Part amending, repealing or revoking any provision of earlier legislation.
Section 29: Transition relating to Part 1
136.This section provides that the provisions in Schedule 4 relating to transitional arrangements for those currently on incapacity benefit have effect (discussed below).
