The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008

Made: 10th December 2008

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007¹.

Citation and interpretation

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008.

• (2) In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is a reference to a section of, or Schedule to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007.

Appointed days

2

11th December 2008 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

• (a) section 29 so far as relating to paragraph 10 (post-commencement up-rating of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance) of Schedule 4 (transition relating to Part 1); and

• (b) paragraph 10 of Schedule 4.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Tony McNulty — Minister of State, — Department for Work and Pensions — 10th December 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into force provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2007. Those provisions are paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 (post-commencement up-rating of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance) and section 29 (transition relating to Part 1) so far as it relates to paragraph 10.

This will enable regulations to be made that may provide that section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, as it relates to incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance, is to have effect with prescribed modifications.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or the voluntary sector.

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