Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 1082
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (National Insurance Number Information: Exemption) Regulations 2000
Made
17th April 2000
Laid before Parliament
19th April 2000
Coming into force
15th May 2000
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 13(1C), 189(1), (3) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 1 ) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument which contains only regulations made by virtue of section 69 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999( 2 ) and is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of that enactment( 3 ), hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (National Insurance Number Information: Exemption) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 15th May 2000.
(2) For the purposes of any regulation introduced by these Regulations, “the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992 .
Amendment of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations
2. In the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 1976( 4 ), after regulation 17, insert the following regulation—
“ Disapplication of section 13(1A) of the Administration Act
17A. Section 13(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) shall not apply to a claim for child benefit in respect of a child who is living with a voluntary organisation within the meaning of regulation 17 of these Regulations. ” .
Amendment of the Social Security (Guardian’s Allowances) Regulations 1975
3. In the Social Security (Guardian’s Allowances) Regulations 1975( 5 ), regulation 1A( 6 ) is omitted.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
17th April 2000
1992 c. 5 ; subsection (1A) to (1C) of section 13 were inserted by section 69 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999; section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribe”.
See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
S.I. 1976/965 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1978/540 , 1980/1045 and 1987/357 .
S.I. 1975/515 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1977/342 and 1985/1327 .
Regulation 1A was inserted by S.I. 1997/2676 , regulation 7.