The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 591

Social Security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014

Made

11th March 2014

Laid before Parliament

18th March 2014

Coming into force

28th April 2014

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 44C(3)(e), 123(1)(a) and (d), 136(3), (4) and (5), 136A, 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(a), 115A(2)(b), 189(1), (4) and (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2) (“the Administration Act”), sections 12(4), 35(1), 36(1), (2) and (4)(a) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3), sections 15(3) and (6), 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(4) and sections 17(1), 24(1) and 25(2), (3) and (5)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(5).

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Administration Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations need not be referred to it.

In respect of provisions relating to housing benefit, in accordance with section 176(1) of the Administration Act(6), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.

(1)

1992 c.4. Section 44C is inserted by section 9(1) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c.22). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) is amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999.

(2)

1992 c.5. Section 115A is inserted by section 15 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c.47) and amended by sections 113(1) to (7), 114(1) and 115(1) and (2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). Section 189(4) is amended by paragraphs 109(c), (d) and (e) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) and paragraphs (4) and (6) are amended by S.I. 2013/252. Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “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 “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(4)

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

(5)

2007 c.5. Section 24(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(6)

Section 176(1) is amended by Schedule 9, paragraph 23 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), Schedule 13, paragraph 3(4) to the Housing Act 1996 (c.52) and section 69(6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19).