Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
13th March 2017
Laid before Parliament
14th March 2017
Coming into force
6th April 2017
These Regulations are made by the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4A(1), (3) and (4), 175(4) and paragraph 8(1)(q) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 4A(1), (3) and (4) and 171(4) and (10) and paragraph 8(1)(q) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2).
The Secretary of State concurs in relation to regulation 2 and the Department for Communities(3) concurs in relation to regulation 3.
1992 c. 4. Section 4A was inserted by section 75 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 3) and amended by paragraphs 288 and 289 of Schedule 1 to the Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3) and S.I. 2007/2071. Section 175 was relevantly amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2). Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 14 of Schedule 5 to the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), Schedule 2 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47), paragraph 77 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), paragraph 3 of Schedule 11 and part 6 of Schedule 13 to the Welfare Reform and Pension Act 1999 (c. 30), paragraph 39 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2) and sections 74 and 77 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19).
1992 c. 7. Section 4A was inserted by section 76 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 33) and amended by paragraphs 291 and 292 of Schedule 1 to the Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3) and S.I. 2003/1884. Section 171 was relevantly amended by S.I. 1999/671. Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 38 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Transfer of Functions, etc) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671).
The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. (NI) 1999 No 481). The Department for Social Development was subsequently renamed the Department for Communities, see section 1(7) of the Department Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.)).