Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 438 (C. 36)
Social Security
The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2018
Made
27th March 2018
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(6) and (8) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016( 1 ):
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2018.
Provisions of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 coming into force on 6th April 2018 and transitional provision
2. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), subsections (1), (8), (9) and (11) of section 20 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (consequential amendments) come into force on 6th April 2018.
(2) The subsections referred to in paragraph (1) are treated as though they are not in force in relation to an existing claimant on any day on which the amendments made by Schedule 5 to the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017( 2 ) (consequential amendments) are treated as not having effect in relation to that claimant under regulation 19, 19A or 20 of those Regulations (transitional provisions).
(3) In this regulation, “existing claimant” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Kit Malthouse
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
27th March 2018
S.I. 2017/725 . Regulations 19 and 20 are substituted, regulation 19A is inserted, and regulation 2(1) and Schedule 5 are amended, by S.I. 2018/307 .