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The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013

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Day appointed for commencement of the universal credit provisions in Part 1 of the Act

3.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act listed in Schedule 2 to the No. 9 Order, in so far as they are not already in force, in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of the claim, is the day appointed in accordance with paragraph (3).

(2) The claims referred to are—

(a)a claim for universal credit that is made or treated as made on or after 25th November 2013 in respect of a period that begins on or after 25th November 2013 by a person who, on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made, resides in one of the No. 5 relevant districts; and

(b)a claim for universal credit that is made or treated as made on or after 25th November 2013 by a person in respect of a period that begins on or after 25th November 2013, where—

(i)the person does not reside in one of the No. 5 relevant districts on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made;

(ii)in connection with the claim, the person gives incorrect information regarding their residence in such a district; and

(iii)after a decision is made that the person is entitled to universal credit and one or more payments have been made in respect of the person, the Secretary of State discovers that the person gave that incorrect information.

(3) The day appointed in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of the claim, is the first day of the period in respect of which the claim is made or treated as made.

(4) Article 3(5) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (2) as it applies for the purposes of article 3(3)(a) and (b) of the No. 9 Order.

(5) Article 3(6) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (3) as it applies for the purposes of article 3(4)(a) of the No. 9 Order.

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