Section 133 — Welfare Reform Act 2012: Sections 130 to 132: supplementary

Sections 130 to 132: supplementary 133 1 In sections 130 and 131— “ benefit ” includes any allowance, payment, credit or loan; “ local authority ” means—

a county or district council in England; an eligible parish council (within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Localism Act 2011); a London borough council; the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority; the Council of the Isles of Scilly; a county or county borough council in Wales; a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; “ prescribed ” means prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

2 Any power to make regulations under sections 130 and 131 includes power—

a to make different provision for different purposes, cases and areas;

b to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional or saving provision as the Secretary of State thinks necessary or expedient.

3 Regulations under sections 130 and 131 must be made by statutory instrument.

4 A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 130 or 131 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

5 Until the coming into force of provision for identifying eligible parish councils within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Localism Act 2011, the reference in subsection (1) to an eligible parish council within the meaning of that Chapter is to be read as a reference to an eligible parish council within the meaning of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 2000.

6 The following are repealed—

a sections 42 and 43 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;

b section 69(2)(a) of that Act.