The Statutory Maternity Pay, Social Security (Maternity Allowance) and Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 2379

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The Statutory Maternity Pay, Social Security (Maternity Allowance) and Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made

4th September 2006

Laid before Parliament

8th September 2006

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 35(3)(a)(i) and (c), 165(1), (3), (4) and (7) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 5(1)(l)(2), 73(1)(a) and 189(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(3).

This instrument contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, the coming into force of the Work and Families Act 2006(4) or, in the case of regulation 2, by virtue of, or consequential upon the coming into force of section 67 of the Social Security Act 1998(5) and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those enactments(6).

(1)

1992 (c.4); section 35(3)(a)(i) was substituted by the Work and Families Act 2006 (c.18), Schedule 1, paragraph 6; section 35(3)(c) was added by S.I.1994/1230, regulation 2(3) and amended by the Employment Act 2002 (c.22), Schedule 7, paragraph 4(3); section 165(1) was amended by the Work and Families Act 2006 section 1; section 165(3) was substituted by the Work and Families Act 2006, Schedule 1, paragraph 7(2); section 165(4) was amended by the Work and Families Act 2006, Schedule1,paragraph 7(3); section 165(7) was amended by S.I. 1994/1230, regulation 3(3); section 175(1) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2), Schedule 3, paragraph 29.

(2)

Section 5(1)(l) applies as if statutory maternity pay was a benefit by virtue of section 5(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

(3)

1992 c.5; section 73(1) was amended by the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18), Schedule 2, paragraph 49(2); section 189(1) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999, Schedule 3, paragraph 57(2); section 189(1) and (4) was amended by the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), Schedule 7, paragraph 109.

(4)

2006 c. 18.

(5)

1998 c.14; section 67 is brought into force by S.I. 2376 (C.82) with effect from 1st October 2006 for women whose expected week of confinement falls on or after 1st April 2007.

(6)

See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.