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Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 437

Social Security

The Employment and Support Allowance (Repeat Assessments and Pending Appeal Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Made

2nd March 2015

Laid before Parliament

5th March 2015

Coming into force

30th March 2015

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1), and sections 8(1), (5) and (6), 22, 25(2), (3) and (5), and 29 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 and paragraphs 1, 7 and 8 of Schedule 4 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007(2).

In accordance with section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State referred these proposals to the Social Security Advisory Committee(3).

(1)

1992 c. 5. Section 189(1) was amended by Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Functions 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 definition of “prescribed” and was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007.

(3)

See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).