http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2256/madeThe Employment Act 2002 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2002Employment terms and conditionsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2013-07-12SOCIAL SECURITY This Order brings into force further provisions of the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22). 2002 No. 2256 (C. 73) SOCIAL SECURITY The Employment Act 2002 (Commencement <Abbreviation Expansion="Number">No.</Abbreviation> 2) Order 2002 Made 30th August 2002 The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 55(2) of the Employment Act 2002 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Employment Act 2002 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2002. 2 In this Order, any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is a reference to the section or Schedule bearing that number in the Employment Act 2002. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of— a section 50 and Schedule 6 (use of information for, or relating to, employment and training); b paragraphs 8, 16 and 17 of Schedule 7 and section 53 so far as it relates to those paragraphs; c section 54 and Part (1) of Schedule 8 to the extent that they repeal the provisions specified in the Schedule to this Order; d section 54 and Part (2) of Schedule 8 to the extent that they revoke paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, shall be 9th September 2002. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Malcolm Wicks Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions 30th August 2002 SCHEDULE REPEALS SPECIFIED IN PART (1) OF SCHEDULE 8 WHICH ARE COMMENCED BY THIS ORDER Article 2(c)
ActProvision
Social Security Administration Act 1992In section 122(2), the word “or” before paragraph (b).
Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992In section 116(2), the word “or” before paragraph (b).
Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997In Schedule 1, paragraph 12(3).
Social Security Act 1998Section 3(3).
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force further provisions of the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22).

Section 50 and Schedule 6 (use of information for, or relating to, employment and training) as well as other provisions which are consequential on the coming into force of that section and Schedule, are brought fully into force on 9th September 2002. These provisions allow the Department for Work and Pensions to have supplied to them, and to use, information relating to a person’s employment and training. They also allow the Department to have access to tax information held by the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise for the purpose of preventing fraud, both by those contracted to deliver employment and training programmes and by participants in those programmes.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDER

(This note is not part of the Order)

Paragraph 50 of Schedule 7 to the Employment Act 2002 and Section 53 of that Act so far as it relates to that paragraph, was brought into force on 31st July 2002 by S.I.2002/1989. (C.62)

 2002 c. 22. S.I. 1997/1182 (N.I. 11). 1992 c. 5. 1992 c. 8. 1997 c. 47. 1998 c. 14.