The Social Security (Electronic Communications) (No. 2) Order 2011
1Citation and commencement
2Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
3Amendment of the Social Security (Notification of Change of Circumstances) Regulations 2001
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6Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006
7Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

2011 No. 2943

Social Security

The Social Security (Electronic Communications) (No. 2) Order 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, considering that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 M1.

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2000 c.7. The power in section 8 is vested in “the appropriate Minister”. By virtue of section 9(1)(a), the Secretary of State is “the appropriate Minister” in relation to any matter with which a department of the Secretary of State is concerned.