Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
11th October 2012
Laid before Parliament
15th October 2012
Coming into force
5th November 2012
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a), 136(3), (4) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 12(1) to (3), 20(4), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4)(a) of, and paragraphs 11(2) and 14AA of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995(2), sections 9(1), 79(4) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998(3) and sections 17(1), (2) and (3)(b), 24(1) and 25(2), (3) and (5) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(4).
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(5), the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
1992. c.4. Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Sections 137(1) and 175(4) have been amended in ways not material to these Regulations.
1995. c.18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 35(1) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 63 of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c.2). Section 35(1) has been amended in ways not material to these Regulations. Paragraph 14AA of Schedule 1 to the Act was inserted by section 46(3)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
1998. c.14. Section 84 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribe”.
2007. c.5. Section 24(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the words “prescribed”. and “regulations”.