Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 3476
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2005
Made
19th December 2005
Laid before Parliament
22nd December 2005
Coming into force
19th January 2006
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 74(2), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 1 ).
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of that Act he has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 19th January 2006.
Amendment of the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988
2. In the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988( 2 ) in regulation 8(1) (duplication and prescribed payments) after sub-paragraph (j) add—
“ (k) payments under the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005 ( 3 ) . ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen C. Timms
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
19th December 2005
1992 c. 5 . Section 74(2) was amended by the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) . Section 191 is cited for the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.
S.I. 1988/664 . The relevant amending S.I. is S.I. 2005/337 .
S.I. 2005/1986 .