Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 45 (C. 7)
Social Security
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010
Made
7th January 2010
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 61(3) and (4)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009( 1 ):
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2009.
Appointed days
2. —(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 24 (loss of benefit provisions) of, and Schedule 4 (loss of benefit provisions: further amendments) to, the Act for the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations is 12th January 2010.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 24 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Act for all other purposes is 1st April 2010.
(3) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 55(3) of the Act (which relates to child support maintenance: offences relating to information) and section 55(1) of the Act in so far as it relates to that subsection is 14th January 2010.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Helen Goodman
Parliamentary Under-secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
7th January 2010