2008 No. 3247

Social Security

The Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008

Made

The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921 and section 141(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and now vested in them3.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008.

Coming into force of new rates of child benefit2

The different rates of child benefit prescribed in the Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 20084 shall come into force on 5th January 2009.

Tony CunninghamFrank RoyTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that different rates of child benefit prescribed under the Child Benefit (Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 shall come into force on 5th January 2009.