Social Security Benefits Act 1975

8 Minor amendments

(1) In section 9(8) of the Social Security Act 1973 (calculation of earnings factor) after the word " tables " where it first occurs there shall be inserted the words " or rules " and for the words " and tables of earnings factors " there shall be substituted the words " and such tables and rules ".

(2) In section 14(6) of that Act (disqualification for unemployment benefit etc.)—

(a) in paragraph (c) the words " an employment exchange " shall be omitted;

(b) in paragraph (d) for the words from " an employment exchange" onwards there shall be substituted the words " the Employment Service Agency, a local education authority or the Secretary of State ";

(c) for paragraph (e) there shall be substituted " (e) ' local education authority', in relation to Scotland, means an education authority as defined in section 145(16) of the [1962 c. 47.] Education (Scotland) Act 1962 ".

(3) In Part III of Schedule 7 to that Act (claims, reviews and appeals) in paragraph 15(a) after the word " sub-paragraph " there shall be inserted the words " or sub-paragraph (b) below ".

(4) In Part III of Schedule 12 to that Act (regulations not requiring prior submission to the National Insurance Advisory Committee) after paragraph 12B there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“12C Regulations made by virtue of section 26(1) or 35(2) of this Act for the purpose only of prescribing a day.”

(5) In paragraph 5 of Schedule 13 to that Act (application of section 14(6) to Northern Ireland) for sub-paragraph (2) there shall be substituted—

“(2) In section 14(6), in paragraph (c) for the words ' the Employment Service Agency, a local education authority ' and in paragraph (d) for the words from ' the Employment Service Agency' onwards there shall be substituted the words ' the Department of Manpower Services for Northern Ireland'.”

(6) In Article 36 of the [S.I. 1972/21263 (N.I. 12).] Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(5A) In paragraph (5) ' enactment' includes an enactment of the Parliament of the United Kingdom”.

(7) In Part II of Schedule 6 to the [1969 c. 44.] National Insurance Act 1969 (provisions applying where rates of benefit are altered)—

(a) in paragraph 2(1) for the words " the National Insurance Act 1965 " there shall be substituted the words " the Social Security Act 1973 ";

(b) in paragraph 2(2) there shall be added at the end the words " and references to an alteration by, or in consequence of the passing of, an Act include references to an alteration by, or in consequence of the making of, an order under section 3 of the Social Security Benefits Act 1975 ";

(c) in paragraph 5(1)—

(i) for the words " the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (2) below " there shall be substituted the words " the Social Security Act 1973, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 or the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1967 or regulations made by virtue of any provision of those Acts ";

(ii) at the end there shall be added the words " but this sub-paragraph has effect subject to such exceptions or conditions (if any) as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State ";

(d) paragraph 5(2) shall be omitted.

(8) In Part II of Schedule 6 to the [1969 c. 19 (N.I.).] National Insurance &c. (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland)—

(a) in paragraph 2(1) for the words "the Insurance Act" there shall be substituted the words " the Social Security Act 1973 ";

(b) in paragraph 2(2) there shall be added at the end the words " and references to an Act include references to an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and references to an alteration by, or in consequence of the passing of, an Act include references to an alteration by or in consequence of the making of an order under section 49(2) of the said Act of 1973 ";

(c) in paragraph 5(1)—

(i) for the words " the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (2)" there shall be substituted the words " the Industrial Injuries Act or the Social Security Act 1973 or regulations made by virtue of any provision of those Acts ";

(ii) at the end there shall be added the words " but this sub-paragraph has effect subject to such exceptions or conditions (if any) as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Ministry ";

(d) paragraph 5(2) shall be omitted.

(9) In section 4(4) of the [1967 c. 73.] National Insurance Act 1967 and section 5(4) of the [1967 c. 22 (N.I.).] National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (which define " benefit" for the purposes of provisions relating to overpayments under supplementary schemes), the repeal by the Social Security Act 1973 of the words " under the Insurance Act or " shall not have effect; and after those words there shall be inserted the words " under Part I of the Social Security Act 1973 or ".

(10) In section 62(3) of the [1965 c. 52.] National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 (which makes provision as respects the submission of regulations to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council) after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(c) regulations made by virtue of section 18 (3A) of this Act for the purpose only of prescribing a day.”.