Schedules

Schedule 3Claimants dependent on drugs etc.

Part 2Employment and support allowance

Consequential amendments

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(1)

Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) (employment and support allowance) is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 16 (contracting out)—

(a)

in subsection (1), at the end insert—

“(d)

asking questions under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1A;

(e)

making decisions under paragraph 2 or 3 of that Schedule;

(f)

exercising any functions in relation to rehabilitation plans under paragraph 5 or 6 of that Schedule.”,

(b)

in subsection (2)(a), after “15” insert “ or Schedule 1A ”, and

(c)

in subsection (3)(a), after “13” insert “ or Schedule 1A ”.

(3)

In section 25(6) (regulations), after “15” insert “ or Schedule 1A ”.

(4)

In section 26(1) (regulations subject to the affirmative resolution procedure), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)

regulations under any paragraph of Schedule 1A.”

(5)

In Schedule 2 (employment and support allowance: supplementary provisions)—

(a)

in paragraph 10A(1), which is inserted by section 30(2), after “13” insert “ or Schedule 1A ”,

(b)

in paragraph 12(c), after “13,” insert—

“(ca)

Schedule 1A,”, and

(c)

in paragraph 13, after “13” insert “ , or under any paragraph of Schedule 1A other than paragraph 8, ”.