The Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 117 (c. 2)

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2002

Made

24th January 2002

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 20(1) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001(1) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2002.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 3 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (code of practice about use of information powers) is 28th January 2002.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Malcolm Wicks

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

24th January 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into force of section 3 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (which makes provision in relation to a code of practice about the use of information powers). Section 3 is commenced on 28th January 2002.

This Order does not impose a charge on business.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions have been, or will be, brought into force by the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3251 (C. 105)) and the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3689 (C. 119)).

Provision of Social Security Fraud Act 2001	Date of Commencement	S.I. Number
Sections 7 to 11 and 13 (partially)	17th November 2001	2001/3689 (C. 119)
Sections 7 to 13	1st April 2002	2001/3689 (C. 119)
Section 16 (partially)	26th September 2001 18th October 2001	2001/3251 (C. 105)

(1)

2000 c. 11.