2013 No. 178 (C. 10)
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.7) Order 2013
Made
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) and (4)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 20121.
Citation1
This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2013.
Appointed days2
1
Except as specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), section 120 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (loss of tax credits) comes into force on 6th April 2013.
2
Subsection (2) of that section and subsection (1) of that section in so far as it relates to it come into force on 1st February 2013 only for the purpose of making regulations and orders.
3
Subsection (4) of that section and subsection (1) of that section in so far as it relates to it come into force on 1st February 2013.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) have been or will be brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I.No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 44(5) | 10th June 2012 | |
Section 45 | 8th October 2012 | |
Section 46(1) and (3) (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations) | 10th June 2012 | |
Section 46(1) (partially) | 22nd October 2012 | |
Section 46(2) | 10th June 2012 | |
Section 46(3) (in so far as not already in force) | 22nd October 2012 | |
Section 46(4) | 22nd October 2012 | |
Section 47 | 20th March 2012 | |
Section 48 (partially) | 22nd October 2012 | |
Section 51 (for the purpose only of exercising the power to make regulations in subsection (4)) | 20th March 2012 | |
Section 51 (in so far as not already in force) | 1st May 2012 | |
Sections 52 and 53 | 1st May 2012 | |
Section 55 | 3rd December 2012 | |
Section 56 | 26th November 2012 | |
Section 58(1) and (2) | 20th March 2012 | |
Section 64 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations) | 30th October 2012 | |
Section 64 (in so far as not already in force) | 5th December 2012 | |
Section 65 | 5th December 2012 | |
Section 66 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations) | 30th October 2012 | |
Section 67 | 5th December 2012 | |
Section 68 | 5th December 2012 | |
Section 69 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations) | 27th November 2012 | |
Section 69 (in so far as not already in force) | 1st January 2013 | |
Section 70(1) and (3) to (10) | 1st April 2013 | |
Section 70(2) | 1st August 2013 | |
Section 73 | 1st April 2013 | |
Section 96 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations) | 27th November 2012 | |
Section 96 (in so far as not already in force) | 15th April 2013 | |
Section 97(1) to (4) | 27th November 2012 | |
Section 97(5) and (6) | 15th April 2013 | |
Section 105(1) (partially and for the purpose of exercising certain powers to make regulations) | 1st July 2012 | |
Section 105(1) (partially) | 1st October 2012 | |
Section 105(4) | 1st October 2012 | |
Section 106 | 1st July 2012 | |
Sections 113 to 115 | 8th May 2012 | |
Section 116(1) (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations) | 10th May 2012 | |
Section 116(2) | 10th May 2012 | |
Section 116(1) (in so far as not already in force) | 1st October 2012 | |
Sections 122, 123 and 1252 | 6th June 2012 | |
Sections 128 and 129 | 20th March 2012 | |
Section 130 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations) | 20th March 2012 | |
Section 130 (in so far as not already in force) | 8th May 2012 | |
Section 131 (for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations) | 20th March 2012 | |
Section 131 (in so far as not already in force ) | 8th May 2012 | |
Section 132(8) | 20th March 2012 | |
Section 132 (in so far as not already in force) | 8th May 2012 | |
Section 133(1) to (4) | 20th March 2012 | |
Section 133(6) (with savings) | 2nd July 2012 | |
Sections 143 and 144 | 8th May 2012 | |
Section 146 | 8th May 2012 | |
Schedule 7 (partially) | 22nd October 2012 | |
Schedule 8 (partially) | 1st April 2013 | |
Schedule 8 (in so far as not already in force) | 1st August 2013 | |
Part 3 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 22nd October 2012 | |
Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 1st April 2013 | |
Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially) | 1st August 2013 | |
Part 14 of Schedule 14 | 8th May 2012 |