2016 No. 913 (C. 65)

Registration Of Births, Deaths & Marriages Etc., England And Wales
Social Security

The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2016

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 61(3) and 61(4) of the Welfare Reform Act 20091.

In accordance with section 61(5) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Registrar General for England and Wales before making this Order.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2016.

Appointed day2

19th September 2016 is the day appointed for the following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 to come into force—

a

section 56 (registration of births) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 6 to that Act set out in paragraph (b); and

b

paragraphs 1 and 17 of Schedule 6.

Robert GoodwillMinister of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force, on 19th September 2016, section 56 (registration of births) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24), in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1 and 17 of Schedule 6 to that Act, and paragraphs 1 and 17 of Schedule 6 to that Act. These insert section 39A into the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20), which makes further provision in relation to the regulations which may be made by the Minister under sections 2B(1), (4), and (6), 2C, 2D, 2E, 10B, 10C, 34A and 38A of that Act (the references to sections 34A and 38A in section 39A are already in force).

Sections 2B(1), (4) and (6), 2C, 2D, 2E, 10B and 10C of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 have not yet been brought into force.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

section 3(1) (partially)

21st May 2012

2012/1256

section 3(2) and (5) (partially)

6th October 2011

2011/2427

section 3(2) and (5) (for all other purposes)

31st October 2011

2011/2427

section 3(3)

31st October 2011

2011/2427

section 10

10th February 2010

2010/293

section 12(1) and (3)

1st October 2010

2010/2377

section 12(2), (4) and (6)

1st November 2010

2010/2377

section 12(5) (partially)

29th November 2011

2011/2857

section 13 (partially)

1st October 2010

2010/2377

section 13 (partially)

1st November 2010

2010/2377

section 13 (for all other purposes except subsection (5)(c))

29th November 2011

2011/2857

section 14 (partially)

11th April 2010

2010/293

section 14 (partially)

15th October 2010

2010/293

section 14 (for all other purposes)

11th April 2011

2010/293

section 24 (partially)

12th January 2010

2010/45

section 24 (for all other purposes)

1st April 2010

2010/45

section 26

22nd March 2010

2010/293

section 29

19th January 2012

2012/68

section 32(1) and (2) (partially)

9th March 2011

2011/682

section 33 (partially)

10th February 2010

2010/293

section 33 (for all other purposes)

6th April 2010

2010/293

section 35

10th February 2010

2010/293

section 54

8th October 2012

2012/2523

section 55(1) (partially)

14th January 2010

2010/45

section 55(1) (for all other purposes)

8th October 2012

2012/2523

section 55 (2)

8th October 2012

2012/2523

section 55 (3)

14th January 2010

2010/45

section 56 (partially)

28th May 2012

2012/1256

section 58(1) (partially)

22nd March 2010

2010/293

section 58(1) (partially)

1st April 2010

2010/293

Schedule 4 (partially)

12th January 2010

2010/45

Schedule 4 (for all other purposes)

1st April 2010

2010/45

Schedule 6 (partially)

28th May 2012

2012/1256

Schedule 7 (partially)

22nd March 2010

2010/293

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st April 2010

2010/293