Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 357
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Made
7th February 2007
Laid before Parliament
15th February 2007
Coming into force
12th March 2007
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the exercise of powers conferred upon him by section 29( 1 ) and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997( 2 ), and section 189(4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 3 ), makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations need not be referred to it.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 12th March 2007.
Amendment of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997
2. —(1)The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997( 4 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1), (Exempted trusts and payments) after sub-paragraph (f) insert—
“ (g) the UK Asbestos Trust established on 10th October 2006, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases.
(h) the EL Scheme Trust established on 23rd November 2006, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Jim Murphy
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
7th February 2007
See the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
1992 c.5 .
S.I.1997/2205 . The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2001/1118 .