Social Security Act 1998

73(1)In subsection (1) of section 140 of that Act (principles of determination), for the words “a social fund officer” there shall be substituted the words “an appropriate officer”.

(2)In subsection (2) of that section, for the words “A social fund officer” there shall be substituted the words “An appropriate officer”.

(3)In subsection (3) of that section, for the words “a social fund officer or group of social fund officers” there shall be substituted the words “an appropriate officer or group of appropriate officers”.

(4)In subsection (4) of that section—

(a)for the words “a social fund officer”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “an appropriate officer”; and

(b)for the words “social fund officers” there shall be substituted the words “appropriate officers”.

(5)In subsection (5) of that section—

(a)for the words “a social fund officer” there shall be substituted the words “an appropriate officer”; and

(b)for the words “the social fund officer nominated for his area under section 64 of the Administration Act” there shall be substituted the words “the appropriate officer nominated for his area under section 36 of the Social Security Act 1998”.