Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975
1975 CHAPTER 18
An Act to make provision consequential on, and in connection with, the Social Security Act 1975, the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975.
[20th March 1975]
Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975
1975 CHAPTER 18
An Act to make provision consequential on, and in connection with, the Social Security Act 1975, the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975.
[20th March 1975]
1 Repeals; amendments of statute book.U.K.
(1)In consequence of, and in connection with, the following consolidation Acts, namely—
the Social Security Act 1975,
the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975,
the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975, and
the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975,
(which Acts are together referred to in this Act as “the consolidations”) the following provisions of this section shall have effect.
(2)The enactments specified in Schedule 1 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
(3)The enactments specified in Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified.
(4)Where this Act amends an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or of the Northern Ireland Assembly, or an Order made under, or having the same effect as, an enactment of that Parliament or that Assembly, the enactment or Order as amended shall be subject to the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 in the same way as an enactment of that Parliament or that Assembly is so subject.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Marginal Citations
2 Transitional provisions and savings. U.K.
(1)The provisions of Part I of Schedule 3 to this Act (which essentially reproduce those of Schedule 26 to the Social Security Act 1973) shall have effect with respect to the transition from the operation of the National Insurance Acts 1965 to 1974 and the corresponding Northern Ireland legislation, and the other enactments repealed by the 1973 Act, to the operation of—
(a)Parts II and III of the 1973 Act; and
(b)so much of the new Act as replaces by consolidation provisions of the 1973 Act and the legislation amending it.
(2)In connection with the consolidations, and with the repeals made by this Act, the further transitional provisions and savings contained in Parts II and III of Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect; but no specific provision in Part III is to be regarded as prejudicing any general provision elsewhere in this Act.
(3)Where any provision of Schedule 3 to this Act confers power to make an Order in Council or regulations, then—
(a)in so far as the power is exercisable in relation to Great Britain, or to the United Kingdom as a whole, sections 166 and 167(3) of the Social Security Act 1975 apply to the power, and to any instrument by means of which the power is exercised, as if the provision were contained in that Act; and
(b)in so far as the power is exercisable in relation to Northern Ireland only, sections 155 and 156(4) to (6) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 apply to the power, and to any instrument by means of which the power is exercised, as if the provision were contained in that Act.
(4)Section 38 of the Interpretation Act 1889 (effect of repeals)—
(a)has effect in relation to any enactment repealed by this Act and re-enacted in any of the consolidations as if the repeal were made by the consolidation and not by this Act;
(b)has the same operation in relation to any repeal by this Act of an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or of the Northern Ireland Assembly (or of any provision of an Order made under, or having the same effect as, such an enactment) as it has in relation to the repeal of an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (references in section 38 of the 1889 Act to Acts and enactments being construed accordingly);
but nothing in this subsection or in Schedule 3 to this Act affects the general operation of section 38 of the 1889 Act with regard to the effect of repeals.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Marginal Citations
3 Entry into force of consolidations and this Act.U.K.
(1)Provisions of—
the 1973 Act,
the National Insurance Act 1974,
the National Insurance Measure (Northern Ireland) 1974,
the Social Security Amendment Act 1974, and
the Social Security Benefits Act 1975,
which are made (whether by the Act or Measure itself or by an instrument made under an enactment) to come into force on 6th April 1975 do so in that order, except that paragraph 39 of Schedule 4 to the National Insurance Act 1974 and section 8(7) of the Social Security Benefits Act 1975 (both of which make minor amendments of the repeals Schedule to the 1973 Act) come into force before that Act.
(2)Subject to the following subsections, the consolidations and this Act come into force as soon as all the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) above have done so.
(3)Nothing in the consolidations or this Act affects so much of any order under section 101 of the 1973 Act (commencement) or regulations under Schedule 26 to that Act (transition from old system of national insurance to new system of social security) as provides for an enactment repealed by that Act or this Act to continue wholly or partly in force on and after 6th April 1975 or has the effect of it so doing.
(4)Where any provision of the 1973 Act is re-enacted in the consolidations with amendments made by the Social Security Benefits Act 1975, having come into force subject to any modification contained in an order under Part I of Schdule 5 to the said Act of 1975 (commencement etc.), the provision as re-enacted has effect subject to the same modification.
(5)To the extent that any provision contained in the consolidations was, immediately before 6th April 1975, not yet in force and dependent for its entry into force—
(a)on an order under—
the 1973 Act, section 101;
the National Insurance Act 1974, Schedule 5, paragraph 1;
the National Insurance Measure (Northern Ireland) 1974, Schedule 5, paragraph 1;
the Social Security Amendment Act 1974, section 6(4); or
the Social Security Benefits Act 1975, Schedule 5, paragraph 1; or
(b)on any regulation made under the 1973 Act, Schedule 26,
(not being an order or regulation of which the effect is to bring that provision into force on 6th April 1975), that provision shall continue so dependent notwithstanding that it is repealed and re-enacted (in the consolidations or this Act) and the order or regulation does not any longer apply to it in terms.
4 Interpretation.U.K.
(1)In this Act—
“enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or of the Northern Ireland Assembly and an Order made under, or having the same effect as, such an enactment;
“the new Act” means the Social Security Act 1975 or, as this Act applies to Northern Ireland, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975; and
“the Old Cases Act” means the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 or, as this Act applies to Northern Ireland, the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975;
and (except where otherwise stated) expressions defined in the new Act have the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.
(2)In Schedule 3 to this Act, “the appointed day”—
(a)for the purposes of any provision of that Schedule which replaces one from Schedule 26 to the 1973 Act, has the same meaning as it there had by virtue of section 101(2)(b) of that Act;
(b)in relation to any provision of the consolidations entering into force on any later day than 6th April 1975, means that later day; and
(c)otherwise means 6th April 1975; and
(3)References in this Act to any enactment, except so far as the context otherwise requires, are to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment including an enactment contained in any of the consolidations or in this Act.
5 Extent.U.K.
(1)Section 1 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to, this Act extend to Northern Ireland so far as they operate to repeal or amend an enactment in force in Northern Ireland.
(2)The remainder of this Act extends to Northern Ireland except where it is otherwise stated, and except so far as by its terms or effect it is capable of extending to Great Britain only or to England and Wales or Scotland only, or replaces provisions of earlier Acts not extending to Northern Ireland.
6 Citation.U.K.
This Act may be cited as the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975.
SCHEDULES
Section 1(2)
Schedule 1U.K. Repeals
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Part IU.K. Enactments of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Section (1)3.
Schedule 2U.K. Consequential Amendments of Enactments
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Part IU.K. Enactments of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
[ Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913 (c. 20)U.K.
1U.K.In section 118(1) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913—
(a)in paragraph (a), after “ income tax” insert “ or class 4 contributions under Part I of the Social Security Act 1975 or Part I of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975”;
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
[ Bankruptcy Act 1914 (c. 59)U.K.
2U.K.In section 33 (1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1914—
(a)in paragraph (a), after “ income tax” insert “ or Class 4 contributions under Part I of the Social Security Act 1975 or Part I of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975”;
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3U.K.In Schedule 2 to that Act, for paragraph 9 substitute—
“9Formal proof of debts in respect of contributions payable under the Social Security Act 1975 or the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975, or of contributions or premiums payable under Part III of the Social Security 1973 (to which contributions and premiums priority is given by this Act) shall not be required except where it may otherwise be provided by rules under this Act.”]
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National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)U.K.
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6In section 64(1) of that Act, for the definition of “trade dispute” substitute— “trade dispute” has the same meaning as in section 19 of the Social Security Act 1975. ”
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Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 (c. 41)U.K.
8In section 2 of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948—
(a)In subsection (1) (as amended by the National Insurance Act 1971, Schedule 5, paragraph 1), for the words from “ industrial injury” to “ invalidity benefit” substitute— “any of the following benefits under the Social Security Act 1975 or the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975, namely—
sickness benefit,
invalidity benefit,
non-contributory invalidity pension,
injury benefit,
disablement benefit”; and
(b)for subsection (6) substitute—
“(6)for the purpose of this section disablement benefit in the form of a gratuity is to be treated as benefit for the period taken into account by the assessment of the extent of the disablement in respect of which it is payable.”
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House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 (c. 20)U.K.
10U.K.In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957—
(a)in Schedule 1, Part II, in each of the entries beginning “ A Medical Appeal Tribunal” and “ A Medical Board” for “ the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 or the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966” substitute “ Part III of the Social Security Act 1975 or Part III of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975”;
(b)in Schedule 1, Part II, as substituted (and set out in Schedule 3) in relation to the Northern Ireland Assembly, in each of those entries for “ the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966” substitute “ Part III of the Social Security Act 1975 or Part III of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975” ;
(c)in Schedule 1, Part III, in the first entry beginning “ Chairman or Deputy Chairman”, for “ 1967” substitute “ 1975” ;
(d)in Schedule 1, Part III, for the entry substituted by the Social Security Act 1973, Schedule 27, paragraph 18, substitute— “ Chairman of a Local Tribunal constituted under section 97(2) of, and Schedule 10 to, the Social Security Act 1975 or under section 97(2) of, and Schedule 10 to, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975. ”
(e)in the Part substituted for Part III of Schedule 1 in relation to the Northern Ireland Assembly, for the entry substituted by the Social Security Act 1973, Schedule 27, paragraph 18, substitute— “ Chairman of a Local Tribunal constituted under section 97(2) of, and Schedule 10 to, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975. ”
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Agriculture Act 1967 (c. 22)U.K.
32U.K.In section 67(3) of the Agriculture Act 1967, in paragraph (e), for the words following “ benefits” substitute “ payable under Part II of the Social Security Act 1975”.
Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 (c. 14)U.K.
33U.K.In Schedule 3 to the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968, for the entry at the end of paragraph 1(b) (inserted by the Social Security Act 1973, Schedule 27, paragraph 77) substitute—
“The Social Security Act 1975 (c.14) section 160(2) | The Secretary of State.” |
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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49)U.K.
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Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31)U.K.
40U.K.In schedule 4 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970, substitute for paragraph 3—
“3Reserve scheme contributions and premiums under Part III of the Social Security Act 1973.
3AClass 1, 2, and 4 contributions under Part I of the Social Security Act 1975.”
Family Income Supplements Act 1970 (c. 55)U.K.
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Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)U.K.
42U.K.In Schedule 2 to the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971, for paragraph 3 substitute—
“3Reserve scheme premiums and contributions under Part III of the Social Security Act 1973 ;
3AClass 1, 2 and 4 contributions under Part I of the Social Security Act 1975.”
43U.K.In Schedule 3 to that Act, for paragraph 3(b) substitute—
“(b)primary reserve scheme contributions under Part III of the Social Security Act 1973 ;
(bb)primary Class 1 contributions under Part I of the Social Security Act 1975.”
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Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (c. 62)U.K.
46In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971, after paragraph 30 insert—
“ Social Security.
30A(a)Local tribunals constituted under section 97 of the Social Security Act 1975 or constituted under regulations made under section 114 of that Act;
(b)a Commissioner appointed under section 97 of that Act and any tribunal presided over by a Commissioner so appointed ;
(c)medical appeal tribunals constituted for the purposes of Part III of that Act.”
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Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 46)U.K.
48U.K.In Schedule 2 to the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972, in paragraph 9(2)(i), for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—
“(i)a widow’s pension (by way of industrial injuries benefit) payable at the initial rate or the higher permanent rate under section 68 of the Social Security Act 1975,”
and for the words from “ Schedule 3” to “ that Act” substitute “ Part I of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1975 for a contributory widow’s pension under Part II of that Act. ”
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Social Security Act 1973 (c. 38)U.K.
50U.K.The Social Security Act 1973 shall be amended in accordance with the following 16 paragraphs.
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52At the end of section 63 add—
“(13)This section applies to persons employed by or under the Crown in like manner as if such persons were employed by a private person.”
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58In section 89—
(a)in subsection (1), for “ Minister” substitute “ Ministry” . . .
(b)in subsection (3)(b), for the words following “ collection of” substitute “ reserve scheme contributions or premiums, or the payment of reserve scheme pensions”.
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[60U.K.In section 95—
(a)in subsection (2)(b) for “and 13 to 15” substitute “13 and 14”, and for “Schedules 23 and 26” substitute “Schedule 23”;
(b)in subsection (4) for “Parts II, III and IV” substitute “Part II”.]
61U.K.In section 97, for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)All regulations and orders made under this Act by the Secretary of State shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament”
and in subsection (4), omit “ 48(3) or” and for “ the relevant” substitute “ that”.
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[66E+W+N.I.In Schedule 25—
(a)for paragraph 2 substitute—
“2. For any reference to the Secretary of State (except in sections 96(6) and 99(3) and Schedule 23, paragraph 5) substitute the Northern Ireland Ministry, and for any reference to the Minister for the Civil Service substitute the Ministry of Finance”;
(b)for paragraph 8 substitute—
“8. in section 99(17) after “97” insert “or Schedule 25, paragraph 15(3) or (3A)”.”;
(c)in paragraph 10(f), in the paragraph substituted for Schedule 23 paragraph 11, for “7 to 9” substitute “7 and 9” and in paragraph 10(g) for “7 to 9” substitute “7 and 9”.]
National Insurance and Supplementary Benefit Act 1973 (c. 42)U.K.
67U.K.In paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the National Insurance and Supplementary Benefit Act 1973, for “ sections 1 to 6” substitute “ section 6”.
Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50)U.K.
68U.K.In section 11(3) of the Employment and Training Act 1973, for the words from “ the National” to “ that Act” substitute “ Part II of the Social Security Act 1975 but for the fact that he or the other person was not at a relevant time an employed earner”.
69In section 12(2)(a) of that Act, for the words from “ National” (where it first occurs) to the end substitute “ Social Security Act 1975 or the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975”.
The National Insurance Act 1974 (c. 14)U.K.
70In section 6 of the National Insurance Act 1974, in subsection (1), for “ or the Social Security Act 1975 or the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975”.
Part IIU.K. Enactments Of The Parliament Of Northern Ireland Or The Northern Ireland Assembly: Orders In Council Applying To Northern Ireland
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[ Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971, Schedule 5 paragraph 1)—U.K.
72U.K.In section 3 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 (as amended by the Social Services (Parity) Order (Northern Ireland) 1971, Schedule 5 paragraph 1)—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “ industrial injury” to “ invalidity benefit” substitute— “any of the following benefits under the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 or the Social Security Act 1975, namely—
sickness benefit,
invalidity benefit,
non-contributory invalidity pension,
injury benefit,
disablement benefit ; and”
(b)for subsection (6) substitute—
“(6)For the purposes of this section disablement benefit in the form of a gratuity is to be treated as benefit for the period taken into account by the assessment of the extent of the disablement in respect of which it is payable.”]
Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 29)U.K.
73In sections . . . 5(4) of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950, for “ Part I of the Social Security Act 1973” substitute “ the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975”.
74In section 5(3) of that Act for “ the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975”.
Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951 (c. 20)U.K.
75U.K.The following section shall be substituted for section 3 of the Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951—
“3 Application of Part II.
Without prejudice to section 2(6)(a) of the Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (application of certain provisions in respect of President of the Industrial Court or of the Industrial Tribunals), this Part shall apply in relation to service by a person as a National Insurance Commissioner remunerated by means of a salary ; but in its application to such a Commissioner this Part shall have effect subject to paragraph 7(3) and (4) of Schedule 10 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 “ serve” and “ service” being construed accordingly.”
76U.K.The following section shall be substituted for section 16 of that Act—
“16 Departmental recommendation required in certain cases.
The grant under this Part of this Act of a lump sum or widow’s or children’s pension conditional on eligibility for a pension for service as a National Insurance Commissioner shall require the recommendation of the Department of Health and Social Services.”
77In section 22(1) of that Act for the definition of “ National Insurance Commissioner” substitute the following— “National Insurance Commissioner” means a National Insurance Commissioner appointed under section 97(3) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 ; ”
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85In section 41(4) of that Act for section “ section 45” substitute “ section 128” and for “ the Social Security Act 1973” (in both places) substitute “ the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975”.
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87In section 55(1) of that Act for “ the Social Security Act 1973” substitute “ the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975”.
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Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 7)U.K.
104U.K.In section 1(4) of the Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 for paragraph (d) substitute—
“(d)paragraphs 5 to 7 of Schedule 10 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975.”
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Social Services (Parity) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c. 21)U.K.
107U.K.In section 2 of the Social Services (Parity) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 for the words from the beginning to “ Fund” in the second place where it occurs substitute “ Subject to the provision made by section 129(5) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 for reimbursement out of the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund”.
108In Schedule 1 to that Act, after the entry for the Family Income Supplements Act 1970 insert—
“The Social Security Act 1975
The Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975.”
Pensions (Increase) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c. 35)U.K.
109U.K.In Part I of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Increase) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 for paragraph 12 substitute—
“12A pension payable under paragraph 6 of Schedule 10 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975.”
Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972 No. 1265 (N.I. 14)U.K.
110In Article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) 1972 for the definition of “ trade dispute” substitute— “ trade dispute has the same meaning as in section 19 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 ;. ”
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National Insurance Measure (Northern Ireland) 1974 (c. 4)U.K.
112In section 5(1) of the National Insurance Measure (Northern Ireland) 1974 for “ or Part I of the Social Security Act 1973” substitute “ the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 or the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975”.
Sections 2 and 4.
SCHEDULE 3U.K. Transitional Provisions and Savings
Part IU.K. Supersession of National Insurance Acts
1References in this Schedule to regulations refer to, or are to be construed as including, regulations under the 1973 Act, wherever the context is appropriate for that construction; and “prescribed” (meaning prescribed by regulations) is to be construed accordingly.
2Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Schedule, on and after the appointed day no person shall be insured under the former principal Act or entitled to benefit under that Act; and in respect of any period beginning on or after that day no contributions shall be payable under any of the enactments specified in section 1(6) of the 1973 Act.
3Regulations may provide that, in relation to—
(a)persons who cease by virtue of paragraph 2 above to be insured under the former principal Act,
(b)persons to or in respect of whom benefit under that Act was, or but for a disqualification or forfeiture would have been, payable immediately before the appointed day, and
(c)persons who had a prospective right to, or expectation of, any benefit under that Act immediately before that day,
the provisions of the 1973 Act and the new Act (so far as it replaces by consolidation provisions of the 1973 Act) shall have effect subject to such modifications as may be prescribed with a view to securing continuity between the new Act and the former principal Act.
4Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by paragraph 3 above, regulations under that paragraph may in particular provide for the taking into account, for such purposes and in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, of contributions paid or credited or deemed to be, or treated as, paid or credited under the former principal Act or the National Insurance Act 1946 or any enactment repealed by the last-mentioned Act.
5Regulations may provide that the 1973 Act, the new Act (so far as it replaces by consolidation provisions of the 1973 Act) and this Part of this Schedule (except this paragraph) shall have effect subject to prescribed modifications in relation to persons who attained the age of 16 before the appointed day and who, immediately before that day, were not insured under the former principal Act.
6(1)Regulations may make such provision as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate for enabling unpaid contributions under the former legislation to be recovered and disposed of under sections 151 and 152 of the new Act (applying those sections by analogy and with the necessary modifications) in the case of a person being convicted of such an offence as is mentioned in section 150(1) or (2)(a) of that Act committed in the period of 2 years beginning with the appointed day.
(2)For this purpose—
(a)“the former legislation” means the former principal Act, section 1 of the National Health Service Contributions Act 1965, section 2(1)(a) of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 and section 27 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1965;
(b)“contributions” includes payments in lieu of contributions for the purposes of Part III of the former principal Act.
7Notwithstanding any repeal effected by the 1973 Act, provision may be made by regulations for continuing in force, with or without prescribed modifications, such provisions of the former principal Act or any other enactment specified in the third column of Schedule 28 to the 1973 Act (repeals) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purpose of preserving rights to benefit under that Act or those enactments in those cases (if any) in which in his opinion adequate alternative rights to benefit under the new Act are not conferred in pursuance of paragraph 3 above, or for temporarily retaining the effect of those provisions for transitional purposes.
8In the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, any reference to benefit under the former principal Act includes a reference to such other benefit, pension or allowance as is mentioned in paragraph 17(2)(b) of Schedule 11 to the former principal Act (pre-1948 beneficiaries).
9(1)Without prejudice to the powers conferred by any provision of the 1973 Act, the new Act or this Part of this Schedule, regulations may make such provision as the Secretary of State thinks expedient—
(a)for facilitating the introduction of . . . —
(i)the scheme of social security contributions and benefits established by the new Act, . . .
(ii) . . .
(b)for modifying the system of insurance contained in the former principal Act (so far as it continues in force after the passing of the 1973 Act) so as to bring it into conformity with [that scheme]; and
(c)for facilitating the winding up of that system of insurance or the disposal of matters connected with that system or with any enactment repealed or modified by the 1973 Act or the new Act so far as it replaces by consolidation the provisions of that Act.
(2)Regulations made by virtue of this paragraph may—
(a)include provisions modifying any enactment specified in the third column of Schedule 28 to the 1973 Act or any instrument in force by virtue of such an enactment as respects any period during which the enactment continues in force after the passing of the 1973 Act;
(b)provide for the repeal or modification of any enactment by the 1973 Act (or by the new Act so far as it replaces by consolidation provisions of the 1973 Act) to have effect subject to prescribed savings;
(c)include provisions for making such modifications of any enactment as the Secretary of State considers appropriate having regard to any modifications which, by virtue of paragraph 7 above, are made in provisions of the former principal Act continued in force by virtue of that paragraph.
10Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide—
(a)that an Order in Council under section 105 of the former principal Act (reciprocity agreements) shall for the purposes of section 143 of the new Act have effect with such modifications as may be specified in the Order under this paragraph and shall have effect as if any reference in those sections to an agreement included a reference to a proposed agreement;
(b)that an Order in Council under section 84 of the former Industrial Injuries Act or section 143 of the new Act, and any regulations having effect by virtue of section 22(2) of the Family Allowances Act (which also relates to reciprocity agreements), shall have effect with such modifications as may be so specified.
11(1)Any instrument (except regulations, an Order in Council or another order) and any appointment which is in force immediately before the appointed day and was made or has effect as if made under an enactment repealed by the 1973 Act shall, in so far as a corresponding instrument or appointment is capable of being made under any provision of the new Act replacing one in the 1973 Act, be deemed to be so made except to the extent that regulations otherwise provide; and a reference in any document to an enactment repealed and re-enacted by the 1973 Act with or without modifications shall, in so far as the context permits, be construed as a reference to the new Act or the corresponding enactment therein.
(2)Sections . . . , 166(1) to (3) and 167(3) of the new Act (provisions about regulations, including . . . Parliamentary control) apply to regulations under this Part of this Schedule as they apply to regulations under that Act, . . .
12(1)In this Part of this Schedule as it applies to Northern Ireland, for any reference specified in column 1 of the following Table there is to be substituted the reference specified in column 2.
Table
Provisions of the new Act for Great Britain:section 143section 150section 151section 152section 166(1) to (3)section 167(3)section 168 | Corresponding provisions of the new Act for Northern Ireland:section 134section 141section 142section 143section 155(1) to (3)section 156(4) to (6)section 157 |
The former principal Act. | The National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966. |
In that Act—section 105Schedule 11 | In that Act—section 99Schedule 9 |
The National Health Service Contributions Act 1965. | The Health Service Contributions Act (Northern Ireland) 1966. |
The National Insurance Act 1946. | The National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1946. |
The former Industrial Injuries Act. | The National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966. |
In that Act—section 84 | In that Act—section 79 |
The Redundancy Payments Act 1965, section 27. | The Contracts of Employment and Redundancy Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1965, section 37. |
The Secretary of State. | The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland (but subject to sub-paragraph (3) below). |
(2)In paragraph 2 of this Schedule as it applies to Northern Ireland, the reference to section 1(6) of the 1973 Act is to that subsection as adapted by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 13 to that Act.
(3)In paragraph 9 of this Schedule as it applies to Northern Ireland, the reference to the Secretary of State—
(a)for purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii) of that paragraph stands without the substitution mentioned in the Table above;
(b)for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(c) of that paragraph stands without that substitution, but includes the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland.
[(4)In paragraph 10 of this Schedule as it applies to Northern Ireland—
(a)the first reference in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) to an Order in Council includes a reference to an order made by the Secretary of State; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (b) the words “and any regulations having effect by virtue of section 22(2) of the Family Allowances Act” shall be omitted.]
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Part IIU.K. General Transitional Provisions and Savings
13(1)In so far as any Order in Council or other order, regulation, appointment or other thing made or done under an enactment repealed by this Act could have been made or done under a corresponding provision of one of the consolidations or of this Act, it shall not be invalidated by the repeal but shall have effect as if made, given or done under that corresponding provision.
[(1A)An order made by the Secretary of State, under an enactment repealed by this Act, for any purpose for which an Order in Council may be made under one of the consolidations shall not be invalidated by the repeal but shall have effect as if it were an Order in Council so made.]
(2)Anything begun under an enactment repealed by this Act may be continued under whichever is the corresponding enactment in the consolidations or this Act, as if begun thereunder.
(3)References in the consolidations to things done, suffered or occurring in the past shall, so far as the context requires for the purpose of continuity of operation between enactments repealed by this Act and the corresponding enactments in the consolidations, be construed as including references to things done, suffered or occurring before the appointed day.
(4)So much of any document as refers expressly or by implication to an enactment of which the effect is reproduced by an enactment comprised in the consolidations or this Act shall, if and so far as the context permits (and taking into account, as and where appropriate, the effect of the pre-consolidation amendments), be construed as referring to the last-mentioned enactment.
The “pre-consolidation amendments” are those made by section 6(5) of, and Schedule 4 to, the National Insurance Act 1974 and section 5(6) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Amendment Act 1974.
(5)References in this paragraph to the consolidations include references to other enactments remaining in force on and after the appointed day so far as (in consequence of amendments made by this Act) they make provision corresponding to provision made by an enactment repealed by this Act.
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14(1)Paragraph 13 above applies in particular to any claim for, or award of, benefit before the appointed day and to anything done or occurring in or for the purposes of adjudication proceedings before that day.
(2)A question whether a person became or ceased to be entitled to benefit before the appointed day, and any other question with respect to benefit in respect of a period before that day, is to be determined in accordance with provisions with respect to those matters in force during that period.
15The repeal by this Act of provisions for the entry into force of any enactment does not affect anything having effect or done under or by virtue of those provisions.
16Nothing in this Act affects the permissible citation or joint citation of any other Act or group of Acts.
Part IIIU.K. Specific Transitional Provisions and Savings (including some retained from previous Acts)
Great BritainE+W+S
17Any right to disablement benefit claimed in respect of a period before 26th August 1953 shall be determined in accordance with sections 11(4) and 12(1) of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946 (“the Act of 1946”) as originally enacted, except that the date when the injury benefit period is to be treated as coming to an end shall be determined in accordance with section 56(4) of the new Act unless the claimant made an earlier claim in respect of the same accident before 26th August 1953 which was not withdrawn before its final determination.
[18In determining a woman’s right to a pension or allowance in respect of a deceased person under sections 67 or 68 or section 71, 72 or 73 of the new Act for any period after 25th February 1962, or her right on her re-marriage after that date to a gratuity under section 67 of that Act, her cohabitation with a man at any time after the deceased’s death but before that date shall be disregarded; but a right to benefit arising by virtue of this paragraph shall not, under Schedule 9 to the new Act, affect the right of any other persons to benefit awarded before that date.]
19A claim in respect of a period before 1st March 1966 for an allowance under a scheme made under the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Act 1951 or the Pneumoconiosis and Byssinosis Benefit Act 1951 or for an allowance under the Workmen’s Compensation and Benefit (Supplementation) Act 1956 may be made and, when made, shall be determined, and any award thereon in respect of such a period shall be made, as if the Workmen’s Compensation and Benefit (Amendment) Act 1965, the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1967 and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 had not been passed; and if on any such claim an allowance is awarded section 9(2) of the said Act of 1975 shall apply as if the claimant had been receiving payment of that allowance immediately before the commencement of that Act, whether or not he was in fact doing so.
20In section 110(4) of the new Act the reference to a final assessment does not include an assessment made for the purpose of section 12(1)(a) or (b) of the Act of 1946 as originally enacted and having the effect that benefit is not payable.
21E+W+SThe Secretary of State shall continue to have power by regulations to make such transitional or consequential provisions as appear to him to be necessary or expedient having regard to the repeal by section 89 of the Act of 1946 of enactments in relation to diseases and to injuries not caused by accident, including provision for modifying or winding up any scheme made under an enactment repealed by that section; and for the avoidance of doubt, the provision which may be made by virtue of this paragraph for modifying such a scheme as is mentioned above includes provision for the union of any fund established under such a scheme with any other fund established for comparable purposes.
22(1)Her Majesty shall continue to have power by Order in Council to make or authorise the making of such provision as appears to Her to be necessary or expedient having regard to the provisions of section 89 of the Act of 1946, for—E+W+S
(a)modifying or winding up any contracting-out scheme certified under section 31 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1925;
(b)winding up any compensation trust established under the Workmen’s Compensation (Coal Mines) Act 1934.
(2)Provision in relation to deposits made under section 4 of the said Act of 1934 by mutual indemnity associations for any matters consequential on the passing of section 89 of the Act of 1946 may, notwithstanding the repeal of the said Act of 1934, continue to be made by rules under the said section 4.
23E+W+S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24E+W+SThe repeal by this Act of Part II of Schedule 6 to the National Insurance Act 1969 does not affect any past operation of that Part of the Schedule in relation to increases of benefit.
25E+W+SThe repeal by this Act of section 6(2) of the National Insurance Act 1974 (scope of revoking regulations relating to joint arrangements with Northern Ireland) does not affect the validity of anything which was made valid, or whose validity was continued, by regulations made under that subsection; and—
(a)the Secretary of State’s power by regulations to revoke or vary any provision included by virtue of that subsection or this paragraph in other regulations shall continue, notwithstanding that repeal, and include power to revoke or vary any provision of regulations having effect by virtue of this paragraph; and
(b)subsection (3) of section 6 of the National Insurance Act 1974 (regulation-making powers exercisable by statutory instrument etc.) applies to regulations made by virtue of sub-paragraph (a) above as it does to regulations under subsection (1) of that section.
26E+W+SThe repeal by this Act of section 2(2) of the Social Security Amendment Act 1974 (vires for regulations made under section 40(4) of the 1973 Act) does not affect the validity of any regulations to which that subsection applies.
Social Security Benefits Act 1975: commencement and transitional provisionsE+W+S
27(1)So much of any order made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the 1975 amending Act (commencement) as makes any incidental, supplementary or other provision by virtue of sub-paragraph (2)(a) of that paragraph shall continue in force notwithstanding any repeal effected by this Act.E+W+S
(2)Insofar as such an order makes provision by reference to, or for the purposes of, an enactment repealed by this Act and replaced by a corresponding provision in the consolidations or this Act, that provision of the order shall continue in force by reference to, or for the purposes of, the said corresponding provision.
(3)For the purpose of continuing the Secretary of State’s power on and after the appointed day to make, vary and revoke orders under paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the 1975 amending Act, the references in that paragraph to that Act and provisions of it are to be construed as referring, or as including references, to this Act and the corresponding provisions of the consolidations.
28E+W+SSections 139 and 141(2) of the new Act (consultation with N.I.A.C. and I.I.A.C.) shall not apply to regulations made, or to a draft of regulations laid before Parliament, if—
(a)the instrument containing the regulations or, as the case may be, the draft states that they are made in consequence of any provision of the 1975 amending Act relating to non-contributory invalidity pension or invalid care allowance and the regulations are made, or the draft is laid, before the day appointed for the coming into force of that provision (or, as the case may be, for the coming into force of the corresponding provision in the new Act); or
(b)the instrument containing the regulations or, as the case may be, the draft states that they are made in consequence of any other provisions of the 1975 amending Act (or, as the case may be, any other provisions of the new Act which correspond to those of the 1975 amending Act) and the regulations are made, or the draft is laid, before the expiration of the period of 6 months beginning with the passing of the 1975 amending Act.
29(1)The affirmative procedure provisions shall not apply to any regulations, order or scheme if—E+W+S
(a)the instrument containing the regulations states that they are made, or the instrument containing the order or scheme states that it is made, in consequence of the 1975 amending Act or provisions of the consolidations replacing those of that Act; and
(b)the regulations are made, or the order or scheme is made, before the expiration of 6 months beginning with the passing of the 1975 amending Act.
(2)Where, apart from sub-paragraph (1) above, any of the affirmative procedure provisions would apply to an instrument, that instrument shall instead be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(3)In this paragraph “the affirmative procedure provisions” means section 167(1) of the new Act and section 4(8)(a) of the Old Cases Act.
30(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that paragraph 15(b)(ii) of Part V of Schedule 4 to the new Act shall have effect, in relation to a child in respect of whom no allowance is payable under the Family Allowances Act, as if for “£1·60” there was substituted “£1·80” in the case of a second qualifying child and “£1·70” in the case of any additional qualifying child beyond the first two (being the rates that would have applied apart from the provisions of section 2 of the 1975 amending Act).E+W+S
(2)The power to make regulations under this paragraph shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and any statutory instrument containing any such regulations shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Northern IrelandU.K.
31Paragraphs 17, [18], 20, 24, 26, 27, 29 and 30 above (but not paragraph 19, paragraphs 21 to 23, paragraph 25 or 28) apply to Northern Ireland with the substitution for any reference or words specified in column 1 of the following Table of the reference or words specified in relation thereto in column 2.
Table
A reference to the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946 (“the Act of 1946”). | A reference to the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1946. |
A reference to 26th August 1953 | A reference to 21st October 1953. |
A reference to the National Insurance Act 1969. | A reference to the National Insurance &c. (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. |
A reference to the Secretary of State. | A reference to the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland. |
A reference to an instrument | A reference to a statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules Act (Northern Ireland) 1958. |
The words “order or scheme” where they first occur in paragraph 29. | The words “or order”. |
The words “order or scheme” in the second and third places where they occur in paragraph 29. | The word “order”. |
The words from “subject to annulment” onwards (in paragraph 29(2)). | The words “laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly after being made”. |
The words from “section 167(1)” onwards (in paragraph 29(3)). | The words “section 156(1) of the new Act”. |
[The words from “by statutory instrument” onwards (in paragraph 30(2)).] | [The words “by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules Act (Northern Ireland) 1958; and any statutory rule containing any such regulations shall be laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly after being made.] |
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32(1)A claim in respect of a period before 10th May 1966 for an allowance under a scheme made under the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1951 or under regulations made under the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1956 may be made, and, when made, shall be determined, and any award thereon in respect of such a period shall be made, as if the Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975 had not been passed; and if on any such claim an allowance is awarded, section 5(2) of the said Act of 1975 shall apply as if the claimant had been receiving payment of that allowance immediately before 10th May 1966, whether or not he was in fact doing so.U.K.
(2)Regulations made by the Department under the said Act of 1975 may include provision for the payment or award in respect of any period beginning on or after the appointed day of an allowance under that Act without any further award or, as the case may be, any further claim, in a case where evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions for that allowance is afforded by the awards before that day or under sub-paragraph (1) of an allowance under a scheme or regulation mentioned in that sub-paragraph.
(3)An allowance paid under a scheme or regulation mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) in respect of any period commencing on or after the appointed day shall, except for the purposes of section 5(2) of the said Act of 1975, be treated as paid on account of an allowance under that Act and the amount of any allowance payable under that Act for that period shall be adjusted accordingly.
33U.K.The Department shall continue to have power by regulations to make such transitional or consequential provisions as appear to it to be necessary or expedient having regard to the repeal by section 88 of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1946 of any enactment in relation to diseases and to injuries not caused by accident, including provisions for modifying or winding up any scheme made under any enactment repealed by that section and for the union of any fund established under any such scheme with any other fund established for comparable purposes.
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35U.K.The repeal by this Act of section 5(2) of the National Insurance Measure (Northern Ireland) 1974 (scope of revoking regulations relating to joint arrangements with Great Britain) does not affect the validity of anything which was made valid, or whose validity was continued, by regulations made under that subsection; and—
(a)the Department’s power by regulations to revoke or vary any provision included by virtue of that subsection or this paragraph in other regulations shall continue notwithstanding that repeal, and include power to revoke or vary any provision of regulations having effect by virtue of this paragraph; and
(b)subsection (3) of section 5 of the National Insurance Measure (Northern Ireland) 1974 (regulations to be subject to negative resolution) applies to regulations made by virtue of sub-paragraph (a) above as it does to regulations under subsection (1) of that section.