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The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999

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Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS BROUGHT INTO FORCE ON 29TH NOVEMBER 1999

Provision of the ActSubject matter
Section 1Transfer of functions to the Secretary of State
Section 2Use of computers
Section 4Unified appeal tribunals
Section 8(1)Decisions by the Secretary of State
Sections 9 and 10(2)Revision of decisions and decisions superseding earlier decisions
Section 11Regulations with respect to decisions
Section 12 and Schedules 2 and 3(3)Appeal to appeal tribunal
Section 13(4)Redetermination etc. of appeals by tribunal
Section 14(4) and Schedule 4Appeal from tribunal to Commissioner
Section 15Appeal from Commissioner on point of law
Section 16 and Schedule 5Procedure
Section 17Finality of decisions
Sections 18 to 20(5)Matters arising as respects decisions, and medical examination required by the Secretary of State and appeal tribunal
Sections 21(6) to 27Suspension and termination of benefit, decisions and appeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases, and restrictions on entitlement to benefit in certain cases of error
Section 28(7)Correction of errors and setting aside of decisions
Section 33Christmas bonus
Sections 36 to 38Appropriate officers, the social fund Commissioner and inspectors, and reviews of determinations
Section 39(8)Interpretation etc. of Chapter II of Part I of the Act
Section 74Provision of information
Schedule 7(9) in the respects specified below, and section 86(1) in so far as it relates to them–Minor and consequential amendments
  • Paragraph 4(1) and (2)

House of Commons disqualification
  • Paragraph 11

Provision as to forfeiture
  • Paragraphs 15 and 17

Recovery of outstanding community charge by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance
  • Paragraph 47

Interpretation of the Child Support Act 1991(10)
  • Paragraph 55

Recovery of fines etc. by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance
  • Paragraphs 66 to 73

Miscellaneous provisions relating to benefits, and social fund
  • Paragraph 79(1)

Regulations about claims for and payments of benefit
  • Paragraph 81

Overpayments
  • Paragraph 83

Legal proceedings
  • Paragraph 84

Issues arising in proceedings
  • Paragraph 88

Unauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons
  • Paragraph 89

Regulations as to notification of deaths
  • Paragraph 95

Effect of alteration in the component rates of income support
  • Paragraph 97

Implementation of increases in income support due to attainment of particular ages
  • Paragraph 101

Destination of payments
  • Paragraph 102

Financial review and report
  • Paragraph 103

Allocations from social fund
  • Paragraphs 106 to 108

Reciprocal agreements, and travelling expenses
  • Paragraph 109

Regulations and orders under the Administration Act
  • Paragraph 110

Instruments containing provisions under certain provisions to be subject to the affirmative Parliamentary procedure
  • Paragraph 111

Interpretation of the Administration Act
  • Paragraph 112

Extent of the Administration Act
  • Paragraph 113

Unauthorised disclosure of information by persons employed in social security administration or adjudication
  • Paragraph 116

Supplementary benefit
  • Paragraph 117

Recovery of council tax etc. by deductions from income support or jobseeker’s allowance
  • Paragraphs 118, 120(b) and 121(2)

Appointment of chairmen of certain tribunals, and tribunals under supervision of Council on Tribunals
  • Paragraphs 123 to 125

Judicial pensions—the offices which may be qualifying judicial offices, retirement provisions: the relevant offices, and retirement dates: transitional provisions
  • Paragraph 129

Pension Schemes—disclosure of information between government departments etc.
  • Paragraph 147

Industrial tribunals—power to provide for recoupment of benefits
  • Paragraphs 149 to 153

Review of, and appeals against, certificates of recoverable benefits, and general interpretation of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997(11)

Schedule 8 in respect of the legislation specified below, and section 86(2) in so far as it relates to it–

The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975(12)

The Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983(13)

In the Administration Act–

  • Part II

  • Section 116(6)

  • In section 189, in subsection (1), the words “subsection (2) below and to”, subsection (2), in subsection (4), the words “24 or”, in subsection (5), the words “(other than the power conferred by section 24 above)”, in subsection (6), the word “24,” and subsection (10)

  • Section 190(4)

  • In section 191, the definitions of “Commissioner”, “the disablement questions”, “5 year general qualification”, “President” and “10 year general qualification”

  • In section 192(5), the words “section 24;”

  • In Schedule 4, in Part I, the entry headed “Adjudication officers”, in the entry headed “Adjudicating bodies”, paragraphs (b) to (d) and in the entry headed “The Social Fund”, the words “A social fund officer”

The Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992(14)

The Local Government Finance Act 1992(15)

The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(16)

The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993(17)

The Pension Schemes Act 1993(18)

Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994(19)

In Schedule 1, paragraphs 11 and 46 to 48

The Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994(20)

In the Pensions Act 1995(21)

The Industrial Tribunals Act 1996(22)

The Arbitration Act 1996(23)

The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997(24)

The Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997(25)

The Social Security Act 1998(26)

Repeals
(1)

Section 8 was amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”).

(2)

Section 10 was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

(3)

Section 12 and Schedule 3 were amended by paragraphs 25 and 36 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

(4)

Sections 13 and 14 were amended by paragraphs 26 and 27 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

(5)

Sections 18, 19 and 20 were amended by paragraphs 29, 30 and 31 respectively of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

(6)

Section 21 was amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

(7)

Section 28 was amended by paragraph 34 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

(8)

Section 39 was amended by paragraph 35 of Schedule 7 to the Transfer Act.

(9)

Certain provisions of Schedule 7 were repealed by Schedule 10 to the Transfer Act.

(14)

1992 c. 6.

(17)

1993 c. 8.

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