The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No.4, and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007

Appointed days

2.—(1) 7th April 2008 is the appointed day for the coming into force of—

(a) section 30(1) of the Act (local housing allowance);

(b) section 35(3) of the Act (information relating to housing benefit);

(c) Schedule 8 to the Act (repeals), in so far as it relates to the repeal of—

(i) section 130(4) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (housing benefit);

(ii) section 5(3) of the Administration Act (power to make regulations about information or evidence required by rent officer)(1);

(iii) section 122(3) of the Housing Act (functions of rent officers in connection with housing benefit and rent allowance subsidy);

(iv) in section 122(5)(b) of the Housing Act, the words “or regulations”; and

(v) paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act (housing benefit and related matters: consequential amendments);

and section 67 of the Act (repeals) in so far as it relates to those repeals; and

(d) paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to the Act (minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 2) so far as it relates to the amendment of section 122(5) of the Housing Act and section 40 of the Act in so far as it relates to that consequential amendment.

(2) For the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations 1st October 2007 is the appointed day for the coming into force of—

(a) section 30(2) of the Act (insertion of section 130A (appropriate maximum housing benefit) into the Contributions and Benefits Act);

(b) section 30(3) of the Act (amendment of paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (housing benefit and council tax benefit: revisions and appeals)(2); and

(c) section 35(1) and (2) of the Act.

(3) For all other purposes 7th April 2008 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions specified in paragraph (2).

(4) This article is subject to the savings and transitional provisions in articles 3 to 5.

(1)

1992 c.5. Section 5(3) was amended by section 123 of and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 (c.52).

(2)

2000 c.19.