Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977

19 Inspectors for the purposes of Family Income Supplements Act 1970 and Supplementary Benefits Act 1976

(1) Every appointment of an inspector under section 144 of the principal Act shall be an appointment for the purposes of the [1970 c. 55.] Family Income Supplements Act 1970 and the [1976 c. 71.] Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (hereafter in this section referred to as " the relevant Acts") as well as for the purposes of the principal Act.

(2) Accordingly the principal Act shall have effect as if—

(a) in sections 144(2) to (4) and 145 of that Act references to that Act included references to the relevant Acts; and

(b) in section 145(1)(b) of that Act the reference to benefit included a reference to family income supplement and to supplementary benefit within the meaning of the said Act of 1976;

but the following provisions of the said sections 144 and 145 (which among other things relate to injuries and diseases and to contributions and premiums) shall not apply for the purposes of the relevant Acts, namely, in section 144, subsection (2)(b) and (d), so much of subsection (2)(c) as relates to contributions and premiums and, in section 145, subsections (1)(a) and (2)(e).