Appointed days
2.—(1) Subject to article 3, 1st April 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a)section 70(1) and (3) to (10) (ending of discretionary payments);
(b)section 73 (external provider social loans and community care grants);
(c)paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 8 (social fund discretionary payments: consequential amendments);
(d)in Part 8 of Schedule 14 (social fund: ending of discretionary payments: repeals) the repeals relating to—
(i)sections 138(), 139() and 140() of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
(ii)sections 12 and 168() of the Administration Act;
(iii)sections 8(1)(b)(), 9(1), 10(1)(), 36 and 38() of the 1998 Act.
(2) 1st August 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a)section 70(2) (abolition of the social fund Commissioner);
(b)paragraph 4 of Schedule 8;
(c)in Part 8 of Schedule 14 the repeals relating to—
(i)Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967();
(ii)Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972();
(iii)Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975();
(iv)Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Administration Act();
(v)section 37 of the 1998 Act();
(vi)Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000().