Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 1152
Social Security
The Social Security (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Sift Requirements satisfied
14th September 2021
Made
14th October 2021
Laid before Parliament
18th October 2021
Coming into force
3rd December 2021
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 3rd December 2021.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
2. In section 148 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 2 ) (Entitlement of pensioners to Christmas bonus), in subsection (1)(a), for “or a member State” substitute “, an EEA state or Switzerland”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
14th October 2021
2018 c. 16 . Section 8 was amended by section 27 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) . Paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 5 to that Act.
1992 c. 4 . Subsection (1)(a) was amended by S.I. 2019/128 . There are additional amendments to section 148 which are not relevant to these Regulations.