The Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

This Draft Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the Draft S.I. of the same title, which was laid on 24th November 2008, and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Draft Statutory Instrument.

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 172(10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2008 No.

Social Security

The Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

2008

Coming into force

5th January 2009

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 145(1) and (2) and 147(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 141(1) and (2) and 173(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2) and now vested in them(3).

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 172(10)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

1992 c. 4. Section 145 was amended by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 c. 6 ; section 147(1) is cited because of the definition ascribed to “prescribed”.

(2)

1992 c. 7. Section 141 was amended by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 and paragraph 37 of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005; section 173(1) is cited because of the definition ascribed to “prescribed”.

(3)

The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of child benefit under Part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, which are relevant to the making of these Regulations, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(1) of the Tax Credits Act 2002. The functions of the Northern Ireland Department in respect of child benefit under Part 9 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, which are relevant to the making of these Regulations, were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.