Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977

25 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977, and this Act, the principal Act and the Pensions Act may be cited together as the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1977.

(2) Sections 1(3), 4(1) and (2) and 22(17) of this Act shall be deemed to have come into force on 6th April 1975 ; and this section and sections 1(5), 2, 5, 9, 14(1) to (3), (8) and (10), 15, 16, 17(3), 18 and 24(1) to (5) of this Act and Schedule 2 to this Act so far as that Schedule relates to the provisions mentioned in section 5(1) of this Act shall come into force on the passing of this Act.

(3) Section 22(3) of this Act shall come into force on 4th April 1977 and section 7 of this Act shall come into force on 6th April 1977.

(4) Except as provided by subsections (2) and (3) of this section, this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and—

(a) different days may be appointed in pursuance of this subsection for different provisions of this Act or for different purposes of the same provision; but

(b) the power to vary or revoke such an order which is conferred by virtue of section 24(3) of this Act shall not be exercisable after the day preceding the day specified in the order,

(5) The following provisions only of this Act shall extend to Northern Ireland, namely—

(a) this section and sections 12, 20(3) and (4) and 22(15);

(b) section 24(3) so far as it applies section 166(2) to (4) of the principal Act to powers conferred by section 12 of this Act; and

(c) section 24(6) and Schedule 2 so far as they relate to the [1971 c. 62.] Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 and the [1975 c. 15.] Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975.