This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2013/376 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
8th August 2023
Laid before Parliament
9th August 2023
Coming into force
30th August 2023
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a) and (d), 136(3) and (5)(b), 136A(3) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 12(1) and (4)(b) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2), section 15(3) and (6)(b) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(3), sections 17(1) and (3)(b) and 25(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(4) and section 42(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 4(1)(a) and (3)(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012(5).
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(6), the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
In respect of the provisions in regulation 2(d) and (e), in accordance with section 176(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(7), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.
1992 c. 4. See section 137(1) of this Act for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) is amended by paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 175(1) and (3) is applied in relation to the powers conferred by section 15(3) and (6) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) by section 19(1) of that Act.
1995 c. 18. See section 35(1) of this Act for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
2002 c. 16. See section 17(1) of this Act for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
2007 c. 5. See section 24(1) of this Act for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
Section 176(1)(a) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and was repealed, to the extent that it related to council tax benefit, by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012 with effect from 1st April 2013 and subject to savings and transitional provisions in articles 9 and 10 of S.I. 2013/358.