(1)This Act may be cited as the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013.
(2)In this Act “tax year” means a period beginning with 6 April in one year and ending with 5 April in the next.
(3)This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(4)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State or the Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(5)Section 1(1) to (7) and paragraph 1 of the Schedule extend to England and Wales and Scotland only.
(6)Section 1(9) extends to Northern Ireland only.
(7)The other provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.