Appointed days
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of—
(a)the provisions of the Social Security Act 1988 specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, is 17th March 1988;
(b)Schedule 4, paragraph 20 (housing benefit finance) and section 16(1) (minor and consequential amendments) in so far as it relates to it, is 1st April 1988;
(c)the provisions of the Social Security Act 1988 specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order, is 6th April 1988;
(d)the provisions of that Act specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order, is 11th April 1988;
(e)section 6 (contribution conditions for short-term benefits), and section 16(2) in so far as it relates to the repeals in Schedule 5 of provisions in Schedule 3 to the Social Security Act 1975(1), is 2nd October 1988; and
(f)section 7 (unemployment benefit and occupational pensions), is 1st January 1989.