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Statutory Instruments

1982 No. 893 (C.23)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL SECURITY

PENSIONS

The Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1982

Made

30th June 1982

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 48(3) of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:—

Citation

1.  This order may be cited as the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1982.

Appointed days

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of each provision of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 (hereinafter in this order referred to as “the Act”) which is specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this order shall be the date specified in column (3) of that Schedule in relation to that provision.

Norman Fowler

Secretary of State for Social Services

30th June 1982

ARTICLE 2

SCHEDULE

PROVISION OF THE ACTSUBJECT MATTERDATE OF COMING INTO FORCE
(1)(2)(3)
Sections 1 to 6, 8 to 25 and 27 and Schedules 1 to 3Statutory sick pay6th April 1983
Section 37Sick pay to count as remuneration for purposes of Social Security Act 19756th April 1983
Section 38Supplementary allowance: conditions18th October 1982
Section 39Abolition of injury benefit6th April 1983
Section 41Recovery of sums due to Secretary of State1st September 1982
Section 43War pensions30th August 1982
The following paragraphs of Schedule 4, and section 48(5) so far as it relates to those paragraphs—
paragraph 8Meaning of “earnings” in Social Security Act 19756th April 1983
paragraphs 9, 10, 12, 13, 14(2), 15 and 17Provisions consequential upon or connected with abolition of injury benefit6th April 1983
paragraph 18(1) and (2)Industrial injuries and diseases30th June 1982
paragraph 18(3) and (4)Provisions consequential upon or connected with abolition of injury benefit6th April 1983
paragraph 20Contracted-out occupational pension schemes30th June 1982
paragraph 26Supplementary benefits—recovery in cases of misrepresentation and non-disclosure1st September 1982
paragraph 39Statutory sick pay6th April 1983
The following repeals in Schedule 5, and section 48(6) so far as it relates to those repeals—
the repeals of words in section 4(2) of the Social Security Act 1975Contributions30th June 1982
the repeal of the words “injury benefit or” in section 65(4) of that ActInjury benefit6th April 1983
the repeal of paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to that ActAttendance Allowance Board30th June 1982
all other repeals affecting that Act, except section 65(4) thereofInjury benefit6th April 1983
the repeal of paragraph 39 of Schedule 4 to the Child Benefit Act 1975Industrial diseases benefit schemes6th April 1983
the repeal of words in Schedule 1 to the Social Security Act 1980Injury benefit6th April 1983
the repeal of section 3(2) of the Social Security (No. 2) Act 1980Injury benefit6th April 1983

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This order brings into force on 6th April 1983 all those provisions of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 which relate to statutory sick pay and which did not come into force on the passing of the Act, and (with a minor exception) all those provisions which relate to the abolition of injury benefit. It does not bring into force any of the provisions of the Act which relate to housing benefit and associated matters. It brings into force the remaining, miscellaneous, provisions of the Act on various dates in 1982.