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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/30/section/21/2014-05-13</dc:identifier><dc:title>Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about pensions and social security; to make provision for reducing under-occupation of dwellings by housing benefit claimants; to authorise certain expenditure by the Secretary of State having responsibility for social security; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1999-11-16</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-13</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2014-05-13</dct:valid>
					
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I-IV modified (6.4.2006) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/35" id="ccg6b3t52-00216" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="35" Title="Pensions Act 2004">Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccg6b3t52-00217" CitationRef="ccg6b3t52-00216" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/35/section/254/3/c" SectionRef="section-254-3-c" Operative="true">ss. 254(3)(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccg6b3t52-00218" CitationRef="ccg6b3t52-00216" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/35/section/322/1" SectionRef="section-322-1">322(1)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="ccg6b3t52-00219" CitationRef="ccg6b3t52-00216" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/35/section/313" SectionRef="section-313">s. 313</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/560" id="ccg6b3t52-00220" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="560" Title="Pensions Act 2004 (Commencement No.9) Order 2006">S.I. 2006/560</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccg6b3t52-00221" CitationRef="ccg6b3t52-00220" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/560/article/2/3" SectionRef="article-2-3">art. 2(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccg6b3t52-00222" CitationRef="ccg6b3t52-00220" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/560/schedule/part/3" SectionRef="schedule-part-3">Sch. Pt. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-77084f4f3fdb7a38870a988899aea488" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pts. I-IV: power to modify conferred (6.4.2006) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/35" id="ccg6b3t52-00229" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="35" Title="Pensions Act 2004">Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccg6b3t52-00230" CitationRef="ccg6b3t52-00229" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/35/section/321/1/d" SectionRef="section-321-1-d" Operative="true">ss. 321(1)(d)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccg6b3t52-00231" CitationRef="ccg6b3t52-00229" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/35/section/322/1" SectionRef="section-322-1">322(1)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/560" id="ccg6b3t52-00232" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="560" Title="Pensions Act 2004 (Commencement No.9) Order 2006">S.I. 2006/560</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ccg6b3t52-00233" CitationRef="ccg6b3t52-00232" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/560/article/2/3" SectionRef="article-2-3">art. 2(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ccg6b3t52-00234" CitationRef="ccg6b3t52-00232" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/560/schedule/part/3" SectionRef="schedule-part-3">Sch. Pt. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-3959932e904bbe661e3eb247df88f909" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pts. I-IV: power to modify conferred (26.11.2008) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/30" id="cckcefug2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="30" Title="Pensions Act 2008">Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cckcefug2-00008" CitationRef="cckcefug2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/30/section/146/2/c" SectionRef="section-146-2-c" Operative="true">ss. 146(2)(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cckcefug2-00009" CitationRef="cckcefug2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/30/section/149/2" SectionRef="section-149-2">149(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>