Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
31st May 2013
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) and (4) (b)(iii) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(1).
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2013.
(2) In this Order, “the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2012 Act listed in article 7(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013(2) in relation to a person other than a person referred to in paragraph (1) of that article is 10th June 2013.
3. The days appointed for the coming into force of section 110 of the 2012 Act (powers to require information relating to investigations) are—
(a)17th June 2013 for the purpose of making regulations; and
(b)1st October 2013 for all other purposes.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Esther McVey
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
31st May 2013
(This note is not part of the Order)
This is the tenth Commencement Order made under the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5).
This Order brings into force the following provisions of that Act.
Article 2 brings into force provisions relating to personal independence payment so that they apply to people in respect of whom those provisions were not commenced by the eighth Commencement Order under that Act (the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/358)). Under that Order, the personal independence payment provisions were commenced only in relation to people whose only or principal residence was in a postcode listed in Schedule 3 to that Order. The day appointed for the coming into force of these provisions is 10th June 2013.
Article 3 brings into force section 110 which contains powers to make regulations prescribing descriptions of persons who are required to provide information relating to investigations. The days appointed for the coming into force of that section are 17th June 2013 for regulation-making purposes and 1st October 2013 for all other purposes.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) were brought into force by a Statutory Instrument which was made before this Order was made.
| Provision | Date of commencement | S.I. Number |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 2(1) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 2(2) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 3 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 4(2), (3) and (5) to (7) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 4(1) and (4) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 5 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 5 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 6(1)(a) and (3) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 6 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 7(2) and (3) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358` |
| Section 7(1) and (4) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 8 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 8(3) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 9(1) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Sections 9(2) and (3), 10(2) to (5) and 11(3) to (5) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 10(1) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 11(1) and (2) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 12(1) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 12(1) and (2) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 12(3) and (4) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 13 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 14 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 14(5) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 15(1) and (4) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Sections 15(2) and (3) and 17(3)(f) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 16 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 17(1), (2), (3)(a) to (e), (4) and (5) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 17(4) and (5) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 18 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 18(3) and (5) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 19(1), (2)(a) to (c), (5) and (6) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 19(2)(d), (3) and (4) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 20 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 20(1) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 21 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 22 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 22(2) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 23 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 24(2), (3) and (4) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 24(1), (5) and (6) and 25 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 26(1) to (5) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 26(2)(a) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Sections 26(6) to (8), 27(4), (5) and (9) and 28 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 27(1) to (3) and (6) to (8) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 29 | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Sections 30 and 31 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 31 (partially) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 31 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 31 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 32 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 33(1)(a) and (b), (2) and (3) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 33(1)(e) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Sections 33(3) and 35 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 35 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 36 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Sections 37(3) to (7) and 39(3)(a) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 37 (for all remaining purposes) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 38 | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 39 (for all remaining purposes) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Sections 40, 42 and 43 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 44(1) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 44(2) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 44(5) | 10th June 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Section 45 | 8th October 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 46(1) and (3) (partially) | 10th June 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Section 46(1) (partially) | 22nd October 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 46(2) | 10th June 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Section 46(3) (for all remaining purposes) | 22nd October 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 46(4) | 22nd October 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 47 | 20th March 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 48 (partially) | 22nd October 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 49(1) and (3) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 49(1), (2) and (3) to (5) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 49(6) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 51 (partially) | 20th March 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 51 (for all remaining purposes) | 1st May 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Sections 52 and 53 | 1st May 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 54(1) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 54(1) and (2) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 54(6) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 55 | 3rd December 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 56 | 26th November 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 57(1) and (2) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 57(1), (2), (4), (5) and (9) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 57(6) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 58(1) and (2) | 20th March 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 64 (partially) | 30th October 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 64 (for all remaining purposes) | 5th December 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 65 | 5th December 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 66 (partially) | 30th October 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Sections 67 and 68 | 5th December 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Section 69 (partially) | 27th November 2012 | 2012/2946 |
| Section 69 (for all remaining purposes) | 1st January 2013 | 2012/2946 |
| Section 70(1) and (3) to (10) | 1st April 2013 | 2012/3090 |
| Section 70(2) | 1st August 2013 | 2012/3090 |
| Section 73 | 1st April 2013 | 2012/3090 |
| Section 77(3) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 77(1) to (3) (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 78(1), (2), (5) and (6) (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 78(3) and (4) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 79(1), (2), (5) and (6) (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 79(3), (4) and (7) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Sections 80 and 81 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 82 (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 83(3) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 83(1) to (3) and 84 (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Sections 85 and 86 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 87 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 87 (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Sections 88 and 89 (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 91 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 91 (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Sections 92, 93 and 94 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 95 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 95 (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 96 (partially) | 27th November 2012 | 2012/2946 |
| Section 96 (for all remaining purposes) | 15th April 2013 | 2012/2946 |
| Section 97(1) to (4) | 27th November 2012 | 2012/2946 |
| Section 97(5) and (6) | 15th April 2013 | 2012/2946 |
| Sections 98 and 99 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 100 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 101(1) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 101(2) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 102(1) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 102(2) to (5) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 102(6) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 102(6) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Section 104 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 105(1) (partially) | 1st July 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Section 105(1) (partially) | 1st October 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Section 105(1) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 105(3), (5) and (6) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 105(4) | 1st October 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Section 105(7) (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 106 | 1st July 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Sections 113 to 115 | 8th May 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 116(1) (partially) | 10th May 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Section 116(1) (for all remaining purposes) | 1st October 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Section 116(2) | 10th May 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Section 117(1) (partially) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 117(1) (for all remaining purposes) | 6th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 117(2) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 117(3) | 6th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 118(1), (2), (5) and (8)(b) (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 118(1), (2), (5) and (8)(b) (for all remaining purposes) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Sections 118(3), (4), (6), (7) and (8)(a) and (c) and 119 | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Section 120 (partially) | 1st February 2013 | 2013/178 |
| Section 120 (for all remaining purposes) | 6th April 2013 | 2013/178 |
| Sections 122, 123 and 125(3) | 6th June 2012 | 2012/1246 |
| Sections 128 and 129 | 20th March 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 130 (partially) | 20th March 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 130 (for all remaining purposes) | 8th May 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 131 (partially) | 20th March 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 131 (for all remaining purposes) | 8th May 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 132(8) | 20th March 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 132 (for all remaining purposes) | 8th May 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 133(1) to (4) | 20th March 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Section 133(6) | 2nd July 2012 | 2012/1651 |
| Sections 143, 144 and 146 | 8th May 2012 | 2012/863 |
| Schedule 1 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 2 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 2 (partially) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 2 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 2 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Schedule 3 (partially) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 3 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Schedule 5 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 5 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Schedule 6 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 7 (partially) | 22nd October 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Schedule 8 (partially) | 1st April 2013 | 2012/3090 |
| Schedule 8 (for all remaining purposes) | 1st August 2013 | 2012/3090 |
| Schedule 9 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 9 (partially) | 8th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 10 | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 11 (partially) | 25th February 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Schedule 11 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Part 1 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Part 1 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Part 3 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 22nd October 2012 | 2012/2530 |
| Parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/983 |
| Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 1st April 2013 | 2012/3090 |
| Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 1st August 2013 | 2012/3090 |
| Part 11 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 1st April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Part 11 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 29th April 2013 | 2013/358 |
| Part 14 of Schedule 14 | 8th May 2012 | 2012/863 |