This Statutory Instrument revokes S.I. 2010/875 made on 18th March 2010 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2010 No. 1906
Social Security
The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (Revocation) Regulations 2010
Made 27th July 2010
Laid before Parliament 27th July 2010
Coming into force 27th August 2010

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 135(1), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, section 79(4) of the Social Security Act 1998, paragraphs 4(4) and (6), 20(1) and 23(1) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, sections 22, 24, 25(2), (3) and (5), 28(2) and 29 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 and paragraphs 1(1), 3(b), 7 and 8(1) of Schedule 4 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
1992 c. 4. Section 123(1)(e) was substituted by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), Schedule 9, paragraph 1(1). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), Schedule 3, paragraph 29.
1998 c. 14. Section 79(4) is applied to the provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) by Schedule 7, paragraph 20(3) of that Act.
2000 c. 19. Paragraph 23(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribed”.
2007 c. 5. Section 24 is cited because of the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
The Secretary of State has not referred these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee as it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of urgency it is inexpedient to do so.
See section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).
The Secretary of State has not undertaken consultation with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned, as it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of urgency it is inexpedient to do so.
See section 176(2)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

1 Citation and commencement
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (Revocation) Regulations 2010.
2 These Regulations shall come into force on 27th August 2010.

2 Revocation of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010
The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010 are revoked.
S.I. 2010/875.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Chris Grayling Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 27th July 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/875). These Regulations should be read in conjunction with the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulation 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907) which remakes S.I. 2010/875.
These Regulations, together with S.I. 2010/1907, have no new impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors.