Appointed days2

1

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

a

Article 50 (extension of entitlement to state maternity allowance)—

i

for the purpose only of the exercise of any power to make regulations, is 12th January 2000;

ii

for all other purposes, is 2nd April 2000;

b

for the purposes of cases to which Article 50 applies, Part VI of Schedule 8 (maternity allowance) and Article 67 in so far as it relates to that Part—

i

for the purpose only of the exercise of any power to make regulations, is 12th January 2000;

ii

for all other purposes, is 2nd April 2000; and

c

for the purposes of cases to which Article 50 applies, the entries in Part V of Schedule 10 (repeals) relating to—

i

section 21 of, and Schedule 3 and 4 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19923;

ii

the Maternity Allowance and Statutory Maternity Pay Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19944,

and Article 76 in so far as it relates to them, is 2nd April 2000.

2

The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

a

Article 58 (incapacity for work: personal capability assessments), paragraph 22(3) of Schedule 8 (requirement to have a medical examination), in so far as those provisions are not already in operation, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 8 (own occupation test) and Article 67 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs, is 3rd April 2000;

b

paragraph 22(1), (2) and (4) of Schedule 8 (test of incapacity for work), in so far as not already in operation, and Article 67 in so far as it relates to that paragraph, is 16th December 1999.

3

The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 63 (attendance allowance) and Article 64(1) and (2) (disability living allowance) is 12th January 2000.