LegalizeThe Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2012
Made: 31st May 2012
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012[^f00001].
Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2012.
Amendment of appointed day
2
In article 2(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2012[^f00002], for “sections 122 to 125” substitute “sections 122, 123 and 125”
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Freud, — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department for Work and Pensions — 31st May 2012
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order amends the second Commencement Order made under the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) (“the Act”) so as to prevent section 124 of the Act coming into force on 6th June 2012. Section 124 provides for offences of tax credit fraud up to the value of £20,000 to be tried summarily only.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2012 c. 5.
[^f00002]: S.I.2012/1246 (C.42).
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