3.—(1) The Social Security Administration Act 1992(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In section 139A (persons to report on administration of housing benefit), in subsection (2), in paragraph (b) for “or Part 1 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009”(2) substitute “or the performance requirements set out in section 89 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021”.
(3) In section 139C (reports), in subsection (1), in paragraph (b) for “or Part 1 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009”(3) substitute “or the performance requirements set out in section 89 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021”.
(4) In section 139D (directions), in subsection (1), for paragraph (ca)(4) substitute—
“(ca)a copy of a report has been sent to a local authority under section 95(7)(b)(i) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 and to the Secretary of State under subsection (9) of that section.”
(5) Paragraphs (1) to (4) cease to have effect when the provision in Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012(5) (repeals relating to abolition of benefits superseded by universal credit) which repeals sections 139A, 139C and 139D of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 comes fully into force.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)
The words to be omitted were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Measure. There are other amendments to the subsection not relevant to this amendment.
The words to be omitted were inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Measure. There are other amendments to the subsection not relevant to this amendment.
Paragraph (ca) was originally inserted by section 39(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) and was substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Measure.
2012 c. 5. The provision in Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 which repeals sections 138 to 140G of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, in so far as that repealing provision relates to the abolition of council tax benefit, was brought into force on 1 April 2013 by article 8(c) of and Schedule 4 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/358).