Legislation – Welfare Reform Act 2009
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to :
- s. 8 heading word substituted by 2012 c. 5 s. 58(3)
- s. 2 repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- s. 3(1) repealed by 2009 c. 24 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
- s. 3(1) (2) repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- s. 4 repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- s. 5 repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- s. 5(1) repealed by 2009 c. 24 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
- s. 8(2)(a) repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- s. 9 repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- s. 14 repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 9
- s. 29(1) word substituted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 7 para. 14(b)
- s. 29(1) words substituted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 7 para. 14(a)
- s. 29(1) words substituted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 7 para. 14(c)
- s. 31(1) words substituted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 7 para. 15(2)(a)
- s. 31(1) words substituted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 7 para. 15(2)(b)
- s. 31(2) words inserted by 2012 c. 5 s. 54(7)
- s. 32(2) words inserted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 7 para. 16(2)(b)
- s. 32(2) words substituted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 7 para. 16(2)(a)
- s. 32(3)(a)–(d) substituted by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 7 para. 16(3)
- s. 34(1) (2) repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- s. 37(3) repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- Sch. 2 repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- Sch. 4 para. 9(3)(b) repealed by 2009 c. 24 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
- Sch. 4 para. 3 repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- Sch. 7 Pt. 1 repealed by 2012 c. 5 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 4 para. 9(3)(b) repealed by 2009 c. 24 Sch. 7 Pt. 1
Welfare Reform Act 2009
An Act to amend the law relating to social security; to make provision enabling disabled people to be given greater control over the way in which certain public services are provided for them; to amend the law relating to child support; to make provision about the registration of births; and for connected purposes.
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—