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

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

(a) “the Act” means the Social Security Act 1998;

(b) “the 1997 Regulations” means the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Appeals) Regulations 1997(1);

(c) “the Adjudication Regulations” means the Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations 1995(2);

(d) “legally qualified panel member” has the meaning it bears in regulation 1(3) of the Regulations;

(e) “the No. 8 Order” means the Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 8, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999(3);

(f) “the No. 9 Order” means the Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 9, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999(4);

(g) “the No. 11 Order” means the Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 11, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999(5);

(h) “the Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999(6); and

(i) “relevant benefit” means income support, child’s special allowance under section 56 of the Contributions and Benefits Act or, as the case may be, a social fund payment mentioned in section 138(1)(a) or (2) of that Act,

and references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of, and Schedules to, the Act.

(1)

S.I. 1997/2237.

(2)

S.I. 1995/1801; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/182 and 2450.

(3)

S.I. 1999/1958 (C. 51).

(4)

S.I. 1999/2422 (C. 61).

(5)

S.I. 1999/2860 (C. 75).

(6)

S.I. 1999/991; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.