Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 2819 (C.110)
Social security
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 Commencement (No. 3) Order 2007
Made
24th September 2007
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order, in exercise of the power conferred by section 70(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007( 1 ).
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2007 Commencement (No.3) Order 2007.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007 ;
“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ( 2 ).
Commencement
2. —(1) 1st October 2007 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a) section 41(1) (social security information);
(b) sections 52 and 53 (disability living allowance: age conditions);
(c) sections 63 and 67, so far as relating to the paragraphs and entries referred to in paragraphs (d) and (e) below;
(d) in Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 4), paragraph 2(2) (which amends section 73 of the 1992 Act);
(e) in Schedule 8 (repeals), the entries relating to sections 72(6) and 73(5) of the 1992 Act (which entries contain repeals connected with section 52 and 53 of the Act).
(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 60 of the Act is—
(a) 1st October 2007 for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations;
(b) 29th October 2007 for all other purposes.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Anne McGuire
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
24th September 2007