Health and Social Security Act 1984

PART III Supplementary

23 Expenses

Any expenses of the Secretary of State incurred in consequence of the provisions of this Act, including any increase attributable to those provisions in sums provided under any other Act, shall be defrayed out of money provided by Parliament.

24 Repeals

The enactments specified in Schedule 8 to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

25 Northern Ireland

(1) An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the [1974 c. 28.] Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which states that it is made only for purposes to which this section applies—

(a) shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament) ; but

(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House.

(2) The purposes to which subsection (1) above applies are purposes corresponding to those—

(a) of section 1(3), (4) and (6) above ;

(b) of section 7(1), (3) and (4) above ;

(c) of Part II above ; and

(d) of this Part.

26 Extent

(1) The following provisions of this Act—

• section 1(3), (4) and (6);

• section 5, except subsection (3), and Schedule 3 ;

• section 6(1), (2) and (4);

• in section 7—

  (a)

  subsection (1); and

  (b)

  subsections (3) and (4), so far as they relate to the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977;

• section 9(1),

extend to England and Wales only.

(2) The following provisions of this Act—

• section 1(5) and (7);

• section 6(3);

• in section 7—

  (a)

  subsection (2); and

  (b)

  subsections (3) and (4), so far as they relate to the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ;

• section 9(2),

extend to Scotland only.

(3) Section 25 above extends to Northern Ireland only.

(4) The following provisions of this Act—

• section 8;

• section 10; and

• Part II, except the provisions mentioned in subsection (5) below,

extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

(5) Section 11(2) above, so far as it relates to paragraph 2 of Schedule 4, and section 21 above, so far as it relates to paragraph 6 of Schedule 7, extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(6) The following provisions of this Act also extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—

• section 1(1) and (2);

• sections 2 to 4 and Schedule 2 ;

• section 5(3);

• section 23 ;

• this section;

• sections 27 to 29.

(7) Where any enactment repealed by this Act extends to any part of the United Kingdom, the repeal extends to that part.

27 Commencement

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, the provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.

(2) The following provisions of this Act shall come into force on the day this Act is passed—

• section 6(4);

• section 7(4);

• section 9;

• section 10;

• section 15;

• section 18(1) and (2);

• section 21, so far as it relates to paragraph 6 or 8 of Schedule 7;

• sections 22 and 23 ;

• sections 25 and 26 ;

• this section;

• sections 28 and 29.

(3) The following provisions of this Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—

• section 8;

• section 16;

• section 19;

• section 21, so far as it relates to paragraphs 4, 5, 7 and 9 of Schedule 7 ;

• section 24, so far as it relates to section 38 of the [1975 c. 60.] Social Security Pensions Act 1975.

28 Transitional

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make such transitional provision or saving as he considers necessary or expedient in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act or the operation of any enactment which is repealed or amended by a provision of this Act during any period when the repeal or amendment is not wholly in force.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under this section may provide that references to dispensing opticians in the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977 or the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 shall be treated as including suppliers of optical appliances who are not dispensing opticians as defined in those Acts.

(3) Section 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and section 105(7) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 shall have effect in relation to the power to make regulations under this section containing any such provision as is mentioned in subsection (2) above as if that subsection were contained in each of those Acts.

(4) Regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament

29 Citation

(1) This Act may be cited as the Health and Social Security Act 1984.

(2) Part II of this Act and section 24 above, so far as it relates to Part II of Schedule 8 to this Act, may be cited together with the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1982 as the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1984.