Part 5Social security: general

Benefit cap

97Benefit cap: supplementary

(1)

Regulations under section 96 F1or 96A may make different provision for different purposes or cases.

(2)

Regulations under section 96 F2or 96A must be made by statutory instrument.

F3(3)

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(4)

A statutory instrument containing F4... regulations under section 96 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

F5(4A)

A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 96A may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

F6(5)

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(6)

In Schedule 2 to the Social Security Act 1998 (decisions against which no appeal lies) after paragraph 8 there is inserted—

“Reduction on application of benefit cap

8A

A decision to apply the benefit cap in accordance with regulations under section 96 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.”