Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 1018
Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland
Social Security
The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Winter Heating Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2022
Made
30th September 2022
Laid before Parliament
4th October 2022
Coming into force
1st November 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 104, 112(1) and 113(3), (4) and (5) of the Scotland Act 1998( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Winter Heating Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2022.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st November 2022.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
Amendment of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988
2. —(1)The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the definition of “home” after the word “separately” omit the words “in particular, in Scotland, any croft land on which the dwelling is situated”.
(3) In regulation 1A (prescribed description of persons), after paragraph (7) insert—
“ (8) The fifth condition is that the person’s home is in England or Wales. ” .
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Claire Coutinho
ParliamentaryUnder Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
30th September 2022
1998 c. 46 . Section 104 has been amended by section 12 of the Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11) and section 10 of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) .
S.I. 1988/1724 . Regulation 1A was substituted by S.I. 2010/2442 . Other relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/248 , S.I. 2017/271 and S.I. 2017/725 .