The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2010

Made: 26th July 2010

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 2007[^f00001].

Citation

1

This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2010.

Appointed day

2

27th July 2010 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2007—

• (a) section 29 insofar as it relates to paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 4;

• (b) paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 (treatment of existing awards); and

• (c) paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 (transitional allowances).

Signed

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

Chris Grayling — Minister of State, — Department for Work and Pensions — 26th July 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into force three provisions in the Welfare Reform Act 2007, namely—

• section 29 insofar as it relates to paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 4 to that Act,

• paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 (which allows regulations to make provision for converting awards of incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and income support on disability grounds (“existing awards”) into awards of an employment and support allowance, or terminating such existing awards), and

• paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 (which allows regulations to make provision in relation to aspects of awards of an employment and support allowance following their conversion from existing awards, such as their review or termination).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2007 c. 5.