2009 No. 1608 (C. 85)
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009
Made
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 20071.
Citation1
This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009.
Appointed day2
The day after the day on which this Order is made is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 48 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (local authority functions relating to benefit: information).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I.No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 1 | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 2(1)(a) and (c) and (4)(a) and (c) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 2 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 3(1)(c) and (2)(b) and (d) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 3(3) for the purposes of prescribing a payment under paragraph (b) of the definition of “pension payment” (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 3 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 4(2)(a), (3) and (6)(a) and (c) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 4 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 5(2) and (3) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 5 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Sections 6 and 7 | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 8 except for subsection (4)(c) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 8 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 9 except for subsection (4)(c) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 9 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 10 | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 11(1), (2)(a) to (g), (3) to (5), (6)(a) and (7)(c) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 11 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 12(1), (2)(a) to (h) and (3) to (7) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 12 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 13(7) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 14(1) and (2)(a) and (b) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 14 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 16(2)(a) and (4) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 16 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 17 (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 17 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 18(1), (2) and (4) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 18 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 19 | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 20(2) to (7) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 20 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 21 | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 22 insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1), 9, 10, 12 and 14 of Schedule 2 (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 22 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 23(1) and (3) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 23 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 24(1) for the purpose of defining “employed”, “employment”, “period of limited capability for work”, “prescribed”, “regulations” and “week” (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 24(2)(b) and (3) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 24 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 25(1) to (5) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 25(2)(b) (for all other purposes) | 27th July 2008 | |
Section 25(1), (2)(a) and (c) and (3) to (7) (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 26(2) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 26 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 27 | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 28(1) insofar as it relates to certain provisions of Schedule 3 (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 28(1) (partially) | 27th July 2008 | |
Section 28(1) (partially) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 28(2) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 28(2) (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 28(3) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 29 insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1(1), 2, 3(b), (c) and (d) of Schedule 4 (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Section 29 insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2, 3(b), (c) and (d) (for all other purposes) and 11 of Schedule 4. | 27th July 2008 | |
Section 29 insofar as it relates to paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 (partially) | 11th December 2008 | |
Section 30(1) | 7th April 2008 | |
Section 30(2) (partially) | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 30(2) (for all other purposes) | 7th April 2008 | |
Section 30(3) (partially) | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 30(3) (for all other purposes) | 7th April 2008 | |
Section 31 (partially) | 14th June 2007 | |
Section 31 (for all other purposes) | 1st November 2007 | |
Section 32 (partially) | 1st April 2008 | |
Section 32 (for all other purposes) | 6th October 2008 | |
Section 33 (partially) | 1st April 2008 | |
Section 33 (for all other purposes) | 6th October 2008 | |
Section 34 (partially) | 1st April 2008 | |
Section 34 (for all other purposes) | 6th October 2008 | |
Section 35(1) (partially) | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 35(1) (for all other purposes) | 7th April 2008 | |
Section 35(2) (partially) | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 35(2) (for all other purposes) | 7th April 2008 | |
Section 35(3) | 7th April 2008 | |
Section 36 | 27th March 2009 | |
Section 38 | 1st April 2008 | |
Section 39 | 1st April 2008 | |
Section 40 (partially) | 1st April 2008 | |
Section 40 (partially) | 7th April 2008 | |
Section 41(1) | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 42 (partially) | 5th August 2008 | |
Section 42 (for all other purposes) | 1st September 2008 | |
Section 43 | 1st September 2008 | |
Section 46 (partially) | 19th February 2008 | |
Section 46 (for all other purposes) | 7th April 2008 | |
Section 47 (partially) | 19th February 2008 | |
Section 47 (for all other purposes) | 7th April 2008 | |
Section 49 | 1st April 2008 | |
Section 50 | 7th October 2008 | |
Section 51 | 7th October 2008 | |
Section 52 | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 53 | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 58 (partially) | 12th July 2007 | |
Section 58 (for all other purposes) | 10th August 2007 | |
Section 60 (partially) | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 60 (for all other purposes) | 29th October 2007 | |
Section 63 (partially) | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 67 (partially) | 1st October 2007 | |
Section 67 (partially) | 27th October 2008 | |
Section 67 (partially) | 1st September 2008 | |
Section 67 (partially) | 7th October 2008 | |
Section 67 (partially) | 27th March 2009 | |
Schedule 1: paragraphs 1(4) and 3(2), 4(1)(a) and (c), (3) and (4), 6(1)(b), (2) to (4), (7) and (8) and 6(5) for the purposes of the meaning of “couple”, “education” and “remunerative work” (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Schedule 1 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Schedule 2: paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1), 9, 10, 12 and 14 (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Schedule 2 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Schedule 3: paragraphs 7(1) and (8), 8, 9(1), (3)(b) and (4), 10(1), (2), (3) to (8), (12) and (32), 12(1) and (5), 15, 17(1), (3), (6) and (7), 18, 20, 23(1) to (5) and (8) and 24 (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Schedule 3: paragraphs 10(1), (2) and (32) and 17(1), (2), (3) and (6) (for all other purposes) | 27th July 2008 | |
Schedule 3: paragraphs 1 to 4, 6, 7(1), (7) and (8), 8, 9(1) to (4), (6) to (11) and (13), 10(3) to (31), 11 to 16, 17(4), (5), (7) to (9), 18 to 20 and 22 to 24 (for all other purposes) | 27th October 2008 | |
Schedule 4: paragraphs 1(1), 2, 3(b), (c) and (d) (partially) | 18th March 2008 | |
Schedule 4: paragraphs 1, 2, 3(b), (c) and (d) (for all other purposes) | 27th July 2008 | |
Schedule 4: paragraph 10 | 11th December 2008 | |
Schedule 4: paragraph 11 | 27th July 2008 | |
Schedule 5: paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 9 | 1st April 2008 | |
Schedule 5: paragraph 12 (partially) | 7th April 2008 | |
Schedule 6 (partially) | 12th July 2007 | |
Schedule 6 (for all other purposes) | 10th August 2007 | |
Schedule 7 (partially) | 1st October 2007 | |
Schedule 8 (partially) | 1st October 2007 | |
Schedule 8 (partially) | 7th April 2008 | |
Schedule 8 (partially) | 1st September 2008 | |
Schedule 8 (partially) | 7th October 2008 | |
Schedule 8 (partially) | 27th October 2008 | |
Schedule 8 (partially) | 27th March 2009 |