The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012

Preamble

SCHEDULE Powers exercised by the Secretary of State in the making of these Regulations

• Sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 124(1)(d) and (e), 131(3)(b), 136(3) and (5)(b), 136A(3), 137(1) and (2)(i), 138(2) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1)

• Sections 5(1)(i), (m) and (p), 71(4), 189(1), (4) and (5) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2)

• Sections 12(4)(b), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3)

• Sections 10(6), 79(1), (4) and (5) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998(4)

• Section 68 of, and paragraphs 4(4) and 20(1) of Schedule 7 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(5)

• Sections 15(1)(e) and (3), 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(6)

• Sections 1(2), 24(1), 25(1) to (3) and (5) and 29 of, and paragraphs 1(4)(a) and 6(5) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1(1) and 7(1)(a) of Schedule 4 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007(7)

(1)

1992 c. 4. Sections 123(1)(e) and 131 are substituted respectively by paragraphs 1(1) and 4 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) for the purpose of council tax benefit. Section 124(1)(d) is substituted and section 124(1)(e) added respectively by paragraph 30(4) and (5) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18). Section 136A is inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16). Sections 137(1) and 138(4) are interpretation provisions and are cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) are amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c.2.)

(2)

1992 c.5. Section 189(1) and (4) are amended by paragraph 109(a) and (c) of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8, to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), paragraph 57(1) and (2) Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc). Act 1999(c.2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21). Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribe”. The definition of “prescribe” is amended by paragraphs 2 and 10 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5).

(3)

1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(4)

1998 c. 14. Section 79(1) is amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002. Section 84 is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribe”.

(5)

2000 c.19.

(6)

2002 c.16. Section 17(1) is cited for the meaning of the words “prescribed” and” regulations”.

(7)

2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning of the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Paragraph 1(4)(a) of Schedule 1 is amended by section 13(5) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24).