National Insurance Act 1974 (c. 14)

National Insurance Act 1974

1974 CHAPTER 14

An Act to amend the provisions of the National Insurance Acts 1965 to 1973, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts 1965 to 1973 and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Acts 1967 to 1973 as to the rate or amount of benefit and contributions; to amend section 39 of the Social Security Act 1973 and to make minor amendments of certain other enactments relating to social security; and for purposes connected with those matters.

[13th May 1974]

Commencement Information

I1 Act partly in force at Royal Assent by s. 8(4), Sch. 5 (now repealed); Act wholly in force at 13. 6. 1974

1–4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1–4 repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

Miscellaneous U.K.

5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 5 repealed by Social Security Benefits Act 1975 (c. 11), Sch. 6 Pt. I

6 Minor supplementary provisions and amendments of certain social security enactments U.K.

F3 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

F3 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) Where any provision of Part II of the M1 Social Security Act 1973 allows for specified matters to be dealt with by, or determined in accordance with, regulations made by the Secretary of State or by him and the Minister for the Civil Service jointly, any regulations made by virtue of that provision may provide for those matters to be dealt with by the Occupational Pensions Board in their discretion, or to be determined in accordance with the exercise by the Board of a discretion vested in them by the regulations, and for the Board’s discretion to be exercised either generally in regard to those matters or differently in regard to particular cases or classes of case; and this subsection shall be deemed always to have had effect.

(5) The enactments specified in Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified (which are amendments in connection with the consolidation of enactments relating to social security and other minor amendments).

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 S. 6: power conferred by s. 6 exercised by S.I. 1975/572; 1984/451, 614; 1986/2218; 1987/214

P2 S. 6: power exercised by S.I. 1991/167.

Extent Information

E1 S. 6 (4)(5) only extends to Northern Ireland as provided by s. 8(6)(a)

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 6(1)(3) repealed (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 3, 7(2), Sch.1 (with Sch. 3 para. 6)

F4 S. 6(2) repealed with saving by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), ss. 2, 4, Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 25

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 6: certain functions transferred by S.I. 1984/1818, art. 2(c), Sch.

C2 The text of s. 6(5) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M1 1973 c. 38.

Supplemental U.K.

7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F5 Ss. 7, 8(2)–(4) repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

8 †Citation, construction, commencement, repeals and extent. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the National Insurance Act 1974.

(2)–(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7

(6) The following provisions only of this Act extend to Northern Ireland, namely—

(a) subsections (1) and (3) of section 6, so far as those subsections relate to a decision or record of a decision given with respect to any question arising under or in connection with the M2 Social Security Act 1973 . . . F8 , and subsections (4) and (5) of that section;

(b) this section . . . F8 ;

(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8 ;

(d) Schedules 4 to 6 so far as they relate to enactments which extend to Northern Ireland . . . F8

Textual Amendments

F6 Ss. 7, 8(2)–(4) repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F7 S. 8(5) repealed by Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (c. 71), Sch. 8 Pt. I

F8 Words and s. 8(6)(c) repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 Unreliable marginal note

Marginal Citations

M2 1973 c. 38.

SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S . . . F9

Textual Amendments

F9 Schs. 1, 3 repealed by Social Security Benefits Act 1975 (c. 11), Sch. 6 Pt. I

SCHEDULE 2 E+W+S . . . F10

Textual Amendments

F10 Sch. 2 repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

SCHEDULE 3 E+W+S . . . F11

Textual Amendments

F11 Schs. 1, 3 repealed by Social Security Benefits Act 1975 (c. 11), Sch. 6 Pt. I

SCHEDULE 4 U.K.

Part I U.K.

1–32 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12

Textual Amendments

F12 Sch. 4 Pt. I paras. 1–32 repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2 Sch. 1 Pt. I

33–35 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13

Textual Amendments

F13 Sch. 4 Pt. I paras. 33–35 repealed by Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60), Sch. 5 and S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15), Sch. 6

36 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14 U.K.

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15

(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16

Textual Amendments

F14 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 36(a) repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I and S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15), Sch. 6

F15 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 36(b) repealed by S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15), Sch. 6

F16 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 36(c) repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I and S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15), Sch. 6

37 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17

Textual Amendments

F17 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 37 repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

38 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18

Textual Amendments

F18 Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 38 repealed by S.I. 1980/870 (N.I. 8), Sch. 4 Pt. I

39–41 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F19

Textual Amendments

F19 Sch. 4 Pt. I paras. 39–41, Pt. II paras. 42–56, Schs. 5, 6 repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

Part II U.K.

42–56 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F20

Textual Amendments

F20 Sch. 4 Pt. I paras. 39–41, Pt. II paras. 42–56, Schs. 5, 6 repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I

SCHEDULES 5, 6 U.K. . . . F21

Textual Amendments

F21 Sch. 4 Pt. I paras. 39–41, Pt. II paras. 42–56, Schs. 5, 6 repealed by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I