Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1651 (C. 62)
Social Security
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3, Savings Provision) Order 2012
Made
26th June 2012
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3), (4)(a) and (c) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012( 1 ).
Citation and interpretation
1. This order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No.3, Savings Provision) Order 2012.
Appointed day
2. Subject to article 3, 2nd July 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 133(6) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
Savings provision
3. Notwithstanding their repeal by section 133(6) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, the following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2007( 2 ) continue to have effect on and after 2nd July 2012—
(a) section 42 (which concerns the use, supply and provision of information) insofar as it permits the use, supply or provision by any person of information which came to that person before that date by virtue of subsection (1), (2) or (5) of that section;
(b) section 43 (which creates an offence of unlawful disclosure) insofar as it relates to the disclosure by any person of such information; and
(c) section 69(2)(a) (extent) insofar as necessary to give effect to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this article.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Freud
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
26th June 2012
2012 c.5 .
2007 c.5 .
SI 2012/1246 was amended by SI 2012/1440 before section 124 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 was brought into force.