Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 3247

Social Security

The Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008

Made

18th December 2008

The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and section 141(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2) and now vested in them(3).

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008.

Coming into force of new rates of child benefit

2. The different rates of child benefit prescribed in the Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008(4) shall come into force on 5th January 2009.

Tony Cunningham

Frank Roy

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

18th December 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that different rates of child benefit prescribed under the Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 shall come into force on 5th January 2009.

(1)

1992 c. 4.

(2)

1992 c. 7.

(3)

The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of child benefit under Part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, which are relevant to the making of this Order, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(1) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). The functions of the Northern Ireland Department in respect of child benefit under Part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, which are relevant to the making of this Order, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.

(4)

S.I. 2008/3246.