The Social Security Act 1989 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 2445 (C. 89)

Social security

The Social Security Act 1989 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2007

Made

16th August 2007

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(2) of the Social Security Act 1989(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Act 1989 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2007.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Social Security Act 1989.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a) section 23 of the Act (equal treatment for men and women) in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in this Order; and

(b) paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Act (non-compliance: compulsory levelling up) (except sub-paragraph (2)) for the purposes of—

(i) paragraph 5A(2) of that Schedule (unfair paternity leave provisions); and

(ii) paragraph 5B of that Schedule (unfair adoption leave provisions),

is 24th August 2007.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

James Plaskitt

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

16th August 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into force of paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Social Security Act 1989 (non compliance: compulsory levelling up) in respect of paragraphs 5A and 5B of that Schedule and of Section 23 of that Act (equal treatment of men and women) in so far as it relates to those provisions.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 1	5.10.1989	1989/1238
Section 5	9.10.1989	1989/1238
Section 7 and Schedule 1 (partially)	1.10.1989	1989/1238
Section 8	9.10.1989	1989/1238
Sections 9 to 13 (partially)	25.7.1989	1989/1262
(partially)	9.10.1989	1989/1238
Section 21 and Schedule 3 (partially)	1.10.1989	1989/1238
(partially)	1.2.1990	1990/102
(partially)	1.3.1990	1990/102
(partially)	6.4.1990	1990/102
Section 22 and Schedule 4 (partially)	18.1.1990	1990/102
(partially)	1.3.1990	1990/102
(partially)	2.4.1990	1990/102
(partially)	9.7.1990	1990/102
(partially)	3.9.1990	1990/102
(partially)	25.1.1990	1990/312
(partially)	9.7.1990	1990/312
Section 23 and Schedule 5 (partially)	23.6.1994	1994/1661
Section 24 and Schedule 6 (partially)	1.10.1989	1989/1238
Section 25 (partially)	1.3.1990	1990/102
(partially)	1.1.1991	1990/102
Section 26 and Schedule 7 (partially)	1.10.1989	1989/1238
(partially)	6.4.1990	1990/102
Section 31(1) and Schedule 8 (partially)	25.7.1989	1989/1262
(partially)	1.10.1989	1989/1238
(partially)	9.10.1989	1989/1238
Section 31(2) and Schedule 9 (partially)	1.10.1989	1989/1238
(partially)	5.10.1989	1989/1238
(partially)	9.10.1989	1989/1238
(partially)	1.2.1990	1990/312
(partially)	6.4.1990	1990/102

(1)

1989 c.24.

(2)

Paragraphs 5A and 5B were inserted by section 265(1) of the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35)..