The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2018
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2018/250 |
2018 No. 250 (C. 17)
Social Security
The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2018
Made 14th August 2018
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 16th August 2018
Coming into force 3rd September 2018
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 99(2) and (3) of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 20181.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 3rd September 2018.
Appointed day
2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 81 to 85 (carer’s allowance: temporary provision, inalienability of assistance and information-sharing) of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 is 3rd September 2018.
(2) That day is also appointed for section 76 (code of practice on investigations) of that Act to come into force, but only so far as is necessary for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to consult publicly on a draft code of practice as required by section 76(3) and to publish a code of practice.
Saving provision
3. Nothing in regulation 2 brings a provision into force for any purpose within exception 1 in Section F1 (benefits for disability and industrial injury) in Part 2 of schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 19982.
S SOMERVILLE
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th August 2018
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring sections 81 to 85 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the 2018 Act”) into force on 3rd September 2018. They also partially commence section 76 of the 2018 Act from that date.
Section 81 provides for payment twice-yearly of a carer’s allowance supplement. It will be paid to persons who, on qualifying dates, are in receipt of a social security benefit, carer’s allowance, and who are resident on those dates in Scotland.
Section 82 is a consequential power that allows the Scottish Ministers to repeal both that section and section 81.
Sections 83 makes void any assignation or charge on social security assistance under the 2018 Act, or any agreement to assign or charge such assistance. Section 84 provides for how such assistance is to be treated in certain situations, including in the event of a person being sequestrated.
Section 85 makes provision...
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