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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Schedule 14 Part 1:
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/1511 by S.I. 2017/57 art. 5 13 14 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/2657 by S.I. 2016/596 art. 4–6 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/2657 by S.I. 2017/57 art. 13 15 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/2846 by S.I. 2016/596 art. 3 4 7 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983 by S.I. 2018/138 art. 3
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983 by S.I. 2019/10 reg. 3(1)
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983 by S.I. 2019/167 art. 5(2)
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983, art. 5A(1), 6(1) by S.I. 2017/483 art. 2
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/1583 by S.I. 2017/664 art. 5 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/209 by S.I. 2016/596 art. 3 4 8 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/209 by S.I. 2017/57 art. 10 16 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321 by S.I. 2016/596 art. 5 9 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321 by S.I. 2016/963 art. 3 7 8 13 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321 by S.I. 2017/584 art. 5 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321 by S.I. 2017/664 art. 5 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101 by S.I. 2016/596 art. 3–5 10 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101 by S.I. 2016/963 art. 4 6–12 14 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101 by S.I. 2017/57 art. 3–9 11 12 17 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101 by S.I. 2017/584 art. 3 4 6–9 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101 by S.I. 2017/664 art. 3–5 7–9 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537 by S.I. 2016/596 art. 3 4 11 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537 by S.I. 2016/963 art. 3–12 15 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537 by S.I. 2017/57 art. 3–7 9 12 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537 by S.I. 2017/584 art. 3 4 6–9 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537 by S.I. 2017/664 art. 3–9 Sch.
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33 by S.I. 2018/138 art. 6
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33 by S.I. 2019/10 reg. 3(2)
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33 by S.I. 2019/167 art. 5(3)
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33 by S.I. 2019/37 art. 5
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33, art. 6(11) by S.I. 2017/483 art. 3
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634 by S.I. 2018/138 art. 6
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634 by S.I. 2019/10 reg. 3(3)
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634 by S.I. 2019/167 art. 5(4)
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634 by S.I. 2019/37 art. 5
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634, art. 7(2) by S.I. 2017/376 reg. 4
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2016/596 by S.I. 2016/963 art. 17
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2019/37 by S.I. 2019/935 art. 2
- specified provision(s) modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2014/1583 by S.I. 2018/532 art. 3 Sch.
- specified provision(s) modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321 by S.I. 2018/532 art. 3 Sch.
- specified provision(s) modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101 by S.I. 2018/532 art. 3 Sch.
- specified provision(s) modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537 by S.I. 2018/532 art. 3 Sch.
- specified provision(s) modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634 by S.I. 2018/532 art. 5
SCHEDULE 14Repeals
Part 1Abolition of benefits superseded by universal credit
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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49) |
In section 78(2A), the words from “income support” to “or family credit“. |
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Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44) |
In section 53(3)—
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Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47) |
In sections 8(b) and 11(2)(b), the words from “income support” to the end. |
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Children Act 1989 (c. 41) |
In section 17—
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In section 17A(5)(b), the words from of “income support” to the end. |
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In section 29(3) and (3A), the words from “of income support” to the end. |
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In section 105(1), the definitions of—
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In Schedule 2, in paragraph 21(4), the words from “income support” to the end. |
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Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48) |
In section 54(1), the definitions of—
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In paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 1, as it has effect apart from section 1 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, the words from “income support” to “support allowance”. |
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Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) |
In sections 4C(2)(b), (5)(c) and (7)(a), “contribution-based”. |
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In section 22—
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In section 44A(7), “contributory“. |
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In section 122(1), the definition of “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance“. |
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Sections 123 to 137. |
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Section 175(6). |
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In Schedule 3, in paragraph 5(6B), “or 4(2)(b)”. |
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Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) |
Section 1(4)(b). |
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Sections 2A to 2H. |
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In section 5—
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Section 6. |
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In section 7—
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Section 7A(1) to (5). |
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In section 15A—
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Section 71(11)(b). |
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Section 71ZH(1)(c) and (d) |
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Section 71A. |
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In section 73(1) and (4)(b), “contribution-based”. |
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In section 74—
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In section 74A(7), the words from “income support” to “employment and support allowance”. |
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Section 75 (and the preceding cross-heading). |
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Sections 76 and 77. |
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In section 78(6)(d), “income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance”. |
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In the heading to Part V, “Income support and”. |
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In section 105—
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In section 106(1), (2), (3) and (4)(a), “income support or”. |
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In section 108(1)(a), “income support or”. |
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In section 109(1), “or income support or an income-related employment and support allowance”, in both places. |
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In section 109A—
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Sections 110A and 110AA. |
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In section 111—
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In section 115A—
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In section 115B—
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In section 115C (as inserted by section 116 of this Act)—
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In section 115D(5) |
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In section 116—
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Section 116A. |
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Section 121DA(6). |
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Sections 122C to 122E. |
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In section 122F, in subsection (3)(a) and (4), “housing benefit”. |
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Section 124(2)(b). |
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In section 126(1)—
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Section 128A (and the preceding cross-heading). |
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Section 134. |
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Sections 138 to 140G. |
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In section 150—
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Section 151(6). |
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Section 159. |
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In section 159B—
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In section 159D (as inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act)—
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Sections 160 and 160A. |
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In section 160B(5), “or 4(2)(a)“. |
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Section 163(2)(d). |
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In section 166—
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In section 170(5), in the definition of “the relevant enactments”, paragraph (aj). |
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Section 176(1)(a) and (b). |
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Section 179(4)(b)(i) and (5)(a) and (d). |
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Section 182A(3)(c). |
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Section 182B(2). |
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Section 187(1)(b). |
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In section 189—
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Section 190(1)(aa) and (ab). |
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In section 191, the definitions of—
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In Schedule 4, the paragraphs headed “Local authorities etc”. |
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Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) |
In Schedule 4—
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In Schedule 8, in paragraph 6(1) and (2)(b), “income support”. |
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In Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 to 13, 15 to 17, 19 to 24 and 25(a) and (c). |
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Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) |
Section 1(2A) to (2D) and (4). |
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In section 2—
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Sections 3 to 3B. |
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In section 4—
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Section 4A. |
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In section 5—
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Section 13. |
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Sections 15 to 17. |
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In section 17A(10), the definition of “claimant”. |
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Section 18. |
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Section 23. |
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Sections 25 and 26. |
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Section 28. |
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Section 31. |
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In section 35(1)—
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In section 38—
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Section 40. |
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In Schedule 1—
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In Schedule 2, paragraphs 29 to 35, 53(4) and 73(3) and (4). |
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Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36) |
Section 22(4)(a) to (c). |
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Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) |
In section 122—
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Schedule 12. |
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In Schedule 13, paragraph 3(3) to (6). |
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Education Act 1996 (c. 56) |
In section 457(4)—
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In section 512ZB(4)—
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In section 579(1), the definition of “income-related employment and support allowance”. |
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Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27) |
In Schedule 2, in the second column of the table, the reference to income support. |
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Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47) |
Section 3. |
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Section 4(1). |
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Section 5. |
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Sections 8 to 10. |
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Section 16. |
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In Schedule 1, paragraphs 3 and 7. |
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Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) |
Section 8(3)(c). |
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In section 8(5), the words from “other than” to the end. |
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Section 34. |
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In section 39(1), the definition of “claimant”. |
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Section 79(8). |
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In Schedule 2—
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In Schedule 3, in paragraph 5, “or 71A”. |
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In Schedule 7, paragraphs 95, 97, 98, 139, 140 and 146. |
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Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18) |
Sections 38 and 39. |
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Section 50. |
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In Schedule 1, paragraph 8(2)(b). |
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In Schedule 2A, in paragraph 3—
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In Schedule 3, paragraph 23. |
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Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) |
In Part 2 of Schedule 5, in Section F1, under the heading “Illustrations”, “administration and funding of housing benefit and council tax benefit;”. |
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Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) |
In Schedule 4, paragraph 48. |
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Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) |
Section 13A(4A). |
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Section 14. |
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Section 29(2A). |
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Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) |
Sections 57 and 58. |
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Section 72(3)(a). |
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In Schedule 7, paragraphs 2(3) and (4), 4, 5(3) and (4), 6, 9 to 11, 15 and 16. |
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In Schedule 8, paragraphs 28 and 29(2), (4), (5) and (7). |
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In Schedule 12, paragraphs 79, 80, 82, 83 and 87. |
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Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) |
Section 97(5)(a). |
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In section 115(1)—
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Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) |
Section 68. |
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Section 71. |
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In Schedule 6, paragraph 3. |
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Schedule 7. |
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Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) |
Section 96. |
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Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11) |
Section 1(5). |
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Section 2(2). |
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Section 6. |
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In section 6A(1), in the definition of “sanctionable benefit”, paragraph (a). |
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In section 6B—
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In section 7—
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Section 8. |
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In section 9—
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In section 10(2), “8”. |
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In section 11(3)—
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In section 13, the definitions of—
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Section 14. |
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State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) |
Section 15(1)(b). |
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In section 17(1), the definition of “working tax credit”. |
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Section 18A(7)(c) and the preceding “or”. |
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In Schedule 2, paragraphs 2 to 4 and 36 to 38. |
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Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) |
Part 1 (but not Schedule 1 or 3). |
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Employment Act 2002 (c. 22) |
Section 49. |
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In Schedule 6, paragraphs 2 and 3. |
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In Schedule 7, paragraphs 9, 10, 12(a), 15 and 51. |
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Income Tax (Earnings and Payments) Act 2003 (c. 1) |
In Schedule 6, paragraphs 179 and 228 to 230. |
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Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) |
In Schedule 7, paragraphs 34 to 39. |
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Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23) |
In Schedule 2, paragraph 15. |
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Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) |
In Schedule 24, paragraphs 42 to 46, 55, 118 to 122 and 144 to 147. |
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Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35) |
In Schedule 10, paragraph 3. |
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Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11) |
Section 5(1)(c) and the preceding “and”. |
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Section 44(3)(d) and the preceding “and”. |
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Section 54(4)(f) and the preceding “and”. |
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In Schedule 1, paragraphs 4 and 31. |
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Education Act 2005 (c. 18) |
In section 108(1)(a), “or tax credits”. |
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In section 110—
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Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21) |
In section 13A—
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Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) |
In section 1—
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In section 1A—
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Section 1B |
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In section 2, in the heading, “contributory”. |
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In section 3, in the heading, “contributory”. |
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Sections 4 to 6. |
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Section 23. |
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In section 24(1), the definitions of “contributory allowance”, “income-related allowance” and “income support”. |
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In section 26(1)(a), “or 4(4)(c) or (5)(c)”. |
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Section 27(2)(a) and (4). |
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Section 29. |
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Sections 30 to 34. |
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Sections 37 to 39. |
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Section 41(2)(a) to (d) and (3). |
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Sections 46 and 47. |
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Section 48(1) to (3). |
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In Schedule 1—
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In Schedule 2—
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In Schedule 3, paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 9(9) and (10), 10(3), (8)(b), (15) and (32)(b) and (c) and 12(3) and (4). |
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Schedule 4. |
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In Schedule 5, paragraphs 1, 3 to 9, 12 and 13. |
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In Schedule 7, paragraph 3(2). |
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Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15) |
In Schedule 13, paragraph 103. |
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Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22) |
In Schedule 1, paragraph 25. |
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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) |
Section 147(2). |
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Section 148(1)(b). |
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Section 150. |
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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6) |
Section 45(2). |
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In Schedule 7, paragraph 2(2). |
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Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4) |
In section 1059—
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In section 1108—
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Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24) |
Section 2. |
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Section 3(1) and (2). |
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Sections 4 and 5. |
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Section 8(2)(a). |
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Section 9. |
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Section 34(1) and (2). |
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Sections 35 and 36. |
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Section 37(3). |
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Schedule 2. |
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In Schedule 4, paragraph 3. |
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Part 1 of Schedule 7. |
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In Part 3 of Schedule 7, the entries relating to —
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Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5) |
Section 50(1). |
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Section 52(2). |
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Section 58(2). |
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Section 59. |
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Section 69. |
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Section 105(5). |
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Section 106(3). |
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Section 111. |
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Section 130(7)(b) and (c). |
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In section 131—
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In Schedule 7, paragraphs 3 and 10(2). |
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In Schedule 9, paragraphs 18, 22, 26 and 27. |
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In Schedule 11, paragraphs 12 to 14. |
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In Schedule 12, paragraph 5. |