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The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2012

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2.—(1) 10th May 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a)section 116(1) (civil penalties for incorrect statements and failures to disclose information) for the purpose only of prescribing amounts under section 115C(2) or 115D(1) or (2) of the Administration Act; and

(b)section 116(2).

(2) 6th June 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 122 to 125 of the Act (administration of tax credits).

(3) 10th June 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a)section 44(5) (claimant commitment for jobseeker's allowance - definition of ‘employment officer’);

(b)section 46(1) (sanctions), for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations under sections 19 to 19B of the Jobseekers Act 1995; and

(c)(i)section 46(2) (sanctions), and

(ii)section 46(3) (sanctions), for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations.

(4) 1st July 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a)section 105(1) (recovery of benefit payments), to the extent that it inserts section 71ZC(1) (deduction from benefit) of the Administration Act, for the purpose only of prescribing under section 71ZC(1) the benefits from which deductions may be made in order to recover the penalties M1;

(b)section 105(1) to the extent that it inserts section 71ZD (deduction from earnings) of the Administration Act; and

(c)section 106 (deductions from earnings: other cases).

(5) 1st October 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a)section 105(1) (recovery of benefit payments) to the extent that it inserts sections 71ZC(1) (deduction from benefit) and 71ZE M2 (recovery by court action) of the Administration Act, for the purpose only of enabling recovery of the penalties to take place by those methods;

(b)section 105(4) (amendments to section 115B of the Administration Act); and

(c)section 116(1) (civil penalties for incorrect statements and failures to disclose information), in so far as not already in force.

(6) 14th October 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a)section 45 (interviews);

(b)section 46 (sanctions), in so far as not already in force;

(c)paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10(1) and (3), 12 and 16(1) and (2)(c) of Schedule 7 (jobseeker's allowance in interim period: consequential amendment) and section 48 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs; and

(d)Part 3 of Schedule 14 (repeals), save for the provision in relation to section 35(1) of the Jobseekers Act 1995.

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M1Section 71ZC(1) applies to the penalties by virtue of sections 115B(4A), 115C(5) and 115D(5) of the Administration Act.

M2Section 71ZE applies to the penalties by virtue of sections 115B(4A), 115C(5) and 115D(5) of the Administration Act.

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