Legislation – The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016
Modifications in consequence of removal of the gateway conditions: the No. 19 Order13.
(1)
This article applies in the case of a claim in relation to which provisions of the No. 19 Order are modified under articles 3(2)(a), 7(2)(a) or 8(2)(a).
(2)
Where this article applies, the No. 19 Order has effect as though—
(a)
in article 2(1) (interpretation), the definition of “gateway conditions” were omitted;
(b)
in article 3(2)(o) (coming into force of the universal credit provisions and incorrect information)—
(i)
in the opening words, for “any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (n)” there were substituted “the relevant preceding sub-paragraph”;
(ii)
in paragraph (i), “or meeting the gateway conditions” and “or does not meet the gateway conditions” were omitted;
(iii)
in paragraph (ii), “or meeting the gateway conditions” and “or does not or do not meet those conditions” were omitted;
(iv)
in the closing words, “or meeting the gateway conditions” were omitted;
(c)
in article 3(5) (article 3A of the No. 9 Order and incorrect information)—
(i)
for the text from “No. 14” to “No. 27 relevant district” there were substituted “numbered relevant district referred to in paragraph (2)”;
(ii)
“or meeting the gateway conditions” were omitted in both places it occurs;
(d)
in article 4(2)(o) (abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance and incorrect information)—
(i)
in the opening words, for “any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (n)” there were substituted “the relevant preceding sub-paragraph”;
(ii)
in paragraph (i), “or meeting the gateway conditions” and “or does not meet the gateway conditions” were omitted;
(iii)
in paragraph (ii), “or meeting the gateway conditions” and “or does not or do not meet those conditions” were omitted;
(iv)
in the closing words, “or meeting the gateway conditions” were omitted; and
(e)
“(7)
Paragraphs (1A) and (1B) of article 5 of the No. 9 Order apply for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) to (n) of paragraph (2) as they apply for the purposes of article 4(2)(a) of the No. 9 Order (but as if the references in paragraph (1A) to Schedule 5 to the No. 9 Order were omitted).”.