Legislation – Welfare Reform Act 2012
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149Extent
(1)
This Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland only, subject as follows.
(2)
The following provisions extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—
(a)
section 32 (power to make consequential and supplementary provision: universal credit);
(b)
section 33 (abolition of benefits);
(c)
section 76 (calculation of working tax credit);
(d)
section 92 (power to make consequential and supplementary provision: personal independence payment);
(e)
section 126(1) to (13) (tax credits: transfer of functions etc);
(f)
section 127(1) to (9) (information-sharing between Secretary of State and HMRC);
(g)
this Part, excluding Schedule 14 (repeals).
(3)
Sections 128 and 129 extend to England and Wales only.
(4)
Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.