2013 No. 178 (C. 10)
Social Security
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.7) Order 2013
Made 30th January 2013

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) and (4)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
2012 c. 5.

1 Citation
This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2013.

2 Appointed days
1 Except as specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), section 120 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (loss of tax credits) comes into force on 6th April 2013.
2 Subsection (2) of that section and subsection (1) of that section in so far as it relates to it come into force on 1st February 2013 only for the purpose of making regulations and orders.
3 Subsection (4) of that section and subsection (1) of that section in so far as it relates to it come into force on 1st February 2013.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Freud Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Work and Pensions 30th January 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This is the seventh Commencement Order made under the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5).
Article 2 brings into force section 120 of that Act which amends the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21). Subsection (2) (only for the purpose of making regulations and orders) and subsection (4) (and subsection (1) in so far as it relates to those subsections) come into force on 1st February 2013. For all other purposes, that section comes into force on 6th April 2013.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) have been or will be brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 44(5)	10th June 2012	2012/1246
Section 45	8th October 2012	2012/2530
Section 46(1) and (3) (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations)	10th June 2012	2012/1246
Section 46(1) (partially)	22nd October 2012	2012/2530
Section 46(2)	10th June 2012	2012/1246
Section 46(3) (in so far as not already in force)	22nd October 2012	2012/2530
Section 46(4)	22nd October 2012	2012/2530
Section 47	20th March 2012	2012/863
Section 48 (partially)	22nd October 2012	2012/2530
Section 51 (for the purpose only of exercising the power to make regulations in subsection (4))	20th March 2012	2012/863
Section 51 (in so far as not already in force)	1st May 2012	2012/863
Sections 52 and 53	1st May 2012	2012/863
Section 55	3rd December 2012	2012/2530
Section 56	26th November 2012	2012/2530
Section 58(1) and (2)	20th March 2012	2012/863
Section 64 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations)	30th October 2012	2012/2530
Section 64 (in so far as not already in force)	5th December 2012	2012/2530
Section 65	5th December 2012	2012/2530
Section 66 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations)	30th October 2012	2012/2530
Section 67	5th December 2012	2012/2530
Section 68	5th December 2012	2012/2530
Section 69 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations)	27th November 2012	2012/2946
Section 69 (in so far as not already in force)	1st January 2013	2012/2946
Section 70(1) and (3) to (10)	1st April 2013	2012/3090
Section 70(2)	1st August 2013	2012/3090
Section 73	1st April 2013	2012/3090
Section 96 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations)	27th November 2012	2012/2946
Section 96 (in so far as not already in force)	15th April 2013	2012/2946
Section 97(1) to (4)	27th November 2012	2012/2946
Section 97(5) and (6)	15th April 2013	2012/2946
Section 105(1) (partially and for the purpose of exercising certain powers to make regulations)	1st July 2012	2012/1246
Section 105(1) (partially)	1st October 2012	2012/1246
Section 105(4)	1st October 2012	2012/1246
Section 106	1st July 2012	2012/1246
Sections 113 to 115	8th May 2012	2012/863
Section 116(1) (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations)	10th May 2012	2012/1246
Section 116(2)	10th May 2012	2012/1246
Section 116(1) (in so far as not already in force)	1st October 2012	2012/1246
Sections 122, 123 and 125	6th June 2012	2012/1246
Sections 128 and 129	20th March 2012	2012/863
Section 130 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations)	20th March 2012	2012/863
Section 130 (in so far as not already in force)	8th May 2012	2012/863
Section 131 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations)	20th March 2012	2012/863
Section 131 (in so far as not already in force )	8th May 2012	2012/863
Section 132(8)	20th March 2012	2012/863
Section 132 (in so far as not already in force)	8th May 2012	2012/863
Section 133(1) to (4)	20th March 2012	2012/863
Section 133(6) (with savings)	2nd July 2012	2012/1651
Sections 143 and 144	8th May 2012	2012/863
Section 146	8th May 2012	2012/863
Schedule 7 (partially)	22nd October 2012	2012/2530
Schedule 8 (partially)	1st April 2013	2012/3090
Schedule 8 (in so far as not already in force)	1st August 2013	2012/3090
Part 3 of Schedule 14 (partially)	22nd October 2012	2012/2530
Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially)	1st April 2013	2012/3090
Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially)	1st August 2013	2012/3090
Part 14 of Schedule 14	8th May 2012	2012/863
S.I. 2012/1246 was amended by S.I. 2012/1440and 2530.