Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
26th March 2007
Laid before Parliament
30th March 2007
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A, 2B, 189(1), (4) to (6) and (7A) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1).
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(2).
1992 c.5. Sections 2A and 2B were inserted by section 57 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30). Section 2A(2) was amended by S.I. 2002/1457. Section 189(1) and (4) to (6) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14); section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21); section 189(7A) was inserted by paragraph 82 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Section 191 is cited because of the meaning it gives to the word “prescribe”.
See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.