The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 4022

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001

Made

18th December 2001

Coming into force

1st April 2002

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 11(3) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001(1), section 80(1) of the Social Security Act 1998(2) and section 5A(3) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943(3) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(3) to (6), 8(3) and (4), 9(2) to (5), 10(1) and (2) and 11(1) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001(4), section 189(4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(5), sections 79(4) and 84 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security Act 1998(6) and section 5A(2) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943(7), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this Instrument, which is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of sections 7 to 13 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 and which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, those sections(8), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

2001 c. 11.

(2)

1998 c. 14.

(3)

1943 c. 39.

(4)

Section 11(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(5)

1992 c. 5; section 189 is applied to regulations made under sections 7 to 10 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 by section 11(4) of that Act.

(6)

Section 84 is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.

(7)

Section 5A was inserted by section 57 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19).

(8)

Section 12(3) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 added sections 7 to 11 of that Act, and paragraph 104 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 added Chapter II of Part I of that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations are to be referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee. These Regulations are made within six months of the coming into force of the relevant provisions of the 2001 Act and are therefore exempt from this requirement by virtue of section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.