Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2011.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2009;

“the 1995 Act” means the Jobseekers Act 1995( 2 ).

Appointed day

2. 9th March 2011 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a) section 32(1) (contracting out functions under the 1995 Act) in so far as is necessary for the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this article;

(b) section 32(2), but only in so far as it confers power to make regulations under section 20E(3) of the 1995 Act (contracting out) in relation to the functions of the Secretary of State under regulations under section 17A (schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: “work for your benefit” schemes etc. ) of the 1995 Act; and

(c) section 32(2) in so far as it relates to section 20E(4) to (12) of the 1995 Act, but only in so far as those provisions apply in connection with or for the purposes of regulations under section 20E(3) of the 1995 Act in relation to the functions of the Secretary of State under regulations under section 17A of the 1995 Act.