2012 No. 645
Social Security
The Social Security (Recovery) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made 1st March 2012
Laid before Parliament 6th March 2012
Coming into force 1st April 2012

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 71(6)(a) and (8), 75(1), (4) and (5), 76(1), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
1992 c. 5. Section 75(1) is amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c.47) (“the 1997 Act”). Section 75(5) is amended by section 16 of the 1997 Act. Section 76(1) is amended by paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) and by paragraph 175(3) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). Section 189(1) and (4) is amended by paragraph 109(a) and (c) of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8, to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), paragraph 57(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21). Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribe”. The definition of “prescribe” is amended by paragraphs 2 and 10 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5).
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
In respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.
See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. That subsection is amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 (c.52) and section 69(6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19).