The Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 (Commencement No. 1) Order 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:—
Citation1.
This order may be cited as the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1982.
Appointed days2.
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.
SCHEDULE
PROVISION OF THE ACT | SUBJECT MATTER | DATE OF COMING INTO FORCE |
|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) |
Sections 1 to 6, 8 to 25 and 27 and Schedules 1 to 3 | Statutory sick pay | 6th April 1983 |
Section 37 | Sick pay to count as remuneration for purposes of Social Security Act 1975 | 6th April 1983 |
Section 38 | Supplementary allowance: conditions | 18th October 1982 |
Section 39 | Abolition of injury benefit | 6th April 1983 |
Section 41 | Recovery of sums due to Secretary of State | 1st September 1982 |
Section 43 | War pensions | 30th August 1982 |
The following paragraphs of Schedule 4, and section 48(5) so far as it relates to those paragraphs— | ||
paragraph 8 | Meaning of “earnings” in Social Security Act 1975 | 6th April 1983 |
paragraphs 9, 10, 12, 13, 14(2), 15 and 17 | Provisions consequential upon or connected with abolition of injury benefit | 6th April 1983 |
paragraph 18(1) and (2) | Industrial injuries and diseases | 30th June 1982 |
paragraph 18(3) and (4) | Provisions consequential upon or connected with abolition of injury benefit | 6th April 1983 |
paragraph 20 | Contracted-out occupational pension schemes | 30th June 1982 |
paragraph 26 | Supplementary benefits—recovery in cases of misrepresentation and non-disclosure | 1st September 1982 |
paragraph 39 | Statutory sick pay | 6th 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 1975 | Contributions | 30th June 1982 |
the repeal of the words | Injury benefit | 6th April 1983 |
the repeal of paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to that Act | Attendance Allowance Board | 30th June 1982 |
all other repeals affecting that Act, except section 65(4) thereof | Injury benefit | 6th April 1983 |
the repeal of paragraph 39 of Schedule 4 to the Child Benefit Act 1975 | Industrial diseases benefit schemes | 6th April 1983 |
the repeal of words in Schedule 1 to the Social Security Act 1980 | Injury benefit | 6th April 1983 |
the repeal of section 3(2) of the Social Security (No. 2) Act 1980 | Injury benefit | 6th April 1983 |
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.