The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013 No. 1511 (C. 60)

Amendment of Schedule 4 to the No. 9 Order U.K.

7.  With effect from 1st July 2013, Schedule 4 to the No. 9 Order (modifications of the 2010 Transitional Regulations) is amended as follows—

(a) for paragraph 21(2)(b)(i) substitute—

“(i) for the definition of “contributory allowance” substitute—

“employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance to which a person is entitled by virtue of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit)(Existing Awards)(No.2) Regulations 2010 M1 which was based on an award of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance to which the person was entitled.”,

and for “; and” following that definition substitute “ . ”;”; and

(b) after paragraph 21(2) insert—

“(2A) In paragraph 2A—

(a) in paragraph (1), omit “contributory”; and

(b) in paragraph (2), in the substituted section 1A M2 —

(i) in paragraphs (1) and (3) to (5), for “ a contributory allowance” substitute “ an employment and support allowance ”; and

(ii) in paragraph (3), omit “Part 1 of”.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2010/1907. Paragraph 2A of Schedule 2 was inserted by S.I. 2012/913.

M2 Section 1A of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) was inserted by section 51(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5) (“the Act”) and amended by paragraph 26 of Schedule 3 to the Act and Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act. These amendments (which form part of the “amending provisions”) are commenced for certain cases by article 4 of the No. 9 Order and article 4 of this Order.