Social Security Act 1975

Sections 138(2), 139(2).

SCHEDULE 15 National Insurance Advisory Committee

PART I Constitution etc. of Committee

1 The Committee shall consist of a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State and not less than 6 nor more than 10 other members so appointed.

2 Subject to paragraph 4 below, the chairman and other members of the Committee shall hold office for such period of not more than 5 nor less than 3 years as the Secretary of State may determine ; but any member—

(a) shall be eligible for reappointment from time to time on or after the expiration of his term of office ;

(b) may by notice in writing to the Secretary of State resign office at any time, while remaining eligible for reappointment.

3 Of the members of the Committee (other than the chairman) there shall be appointed—

(a) one after consultation with organisations representative of employers ;

(b) one after consultation with organisations representative of workers ;

(c) one after consultation with friendly societies registered under the [1974 c. 46.] Friendly Societies Act 1974 or organisations representative of such societies ; and

(d) one after consultation with the Head of the Northern Ireland Department;

and the Committee shall include at least one prson with experience of work among, and of the needs of, the chronically sick and disabled and in selecting any such person regard shall be had to the desirability of having a chronically sick or disabled person.

4 The Secretary of State may remove a member of the Committee on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.

5 The Secretary of State shall appoint a secretary to the Committee, and may appoint such other officers and such servants to the Committee, and there shall be paid to them such salaries and allowances, as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service determine.

6 The Committee may appoint persons as their advisers on matters on which in the Committee's opinion those persons are specially qualified.

7 The expenses of the Committee to such an amount as .may be approved by the Minister for the Civil Service shall be paid by the Secretary of State.

8 There may be paid as part of the expenses of the Committee—

(a) to all or any of the members of the Committee, such salaries or other remuneration and travelling and other allowances,

(b) to persons attending their meetings at the request of the Committee, such travelling and other allowances (including compensation for loss of remunerative time), and

(c) to persons who are not members of the Committee but who at the invitation of the Committee act as advisers at meetings of the Committee held to consider matters on which those persons are specially qualified or otherwise, such fees,

as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service determine.

9 The Committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy among the members.

10 The Committee may make rules for regulating their procedure (including the quorum).

PART II Regulations not Requiring Prior Submission to Committee

11 Regulations relating only to industrial injuries benefit or its administration.

12 Regulations made by virtue of section 30(2) or 45(4) of this Act for the purpose only of prescribing a day.

13 Regulations made by virtue of section 86(1) to (4) of this Act (set-off of overpayments).

14 Regulations under section 162(b) of this Act (treatment of polygamous marriages).

15 Regulations containing only provisions—

(a) with respect to the determination of a question within section 95(1)(c) or 118(1) of this Act or section 5(2) of the Family Allowances Act (question who is child of family, etc.); or

(b) having effect by virtue of section 8(1) to (3) of that Act (recovery of allowances over-paid).

16 Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that the regulations relate only to matters which, in accordance with this Act or an enactment directed to be construed as one therewith, have been referred to the Atendance Allowance Board.

17 Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only provisions in consequence of an order under section 120 or 122 of this Act (re-rating of contributions) or an up-rating order.

18 Regulations contained in a statutory instrument made within a period of 6 months from the date of the passing of any Act passed after the 1973 Act and directed to be construed as one with that Act or this Act, where the statutory instrument states that it contains only regulations to make provision consequential on the passing of the Act, and the Act does not exclude this paragraph in respect of the regulations.

19 Regulations in so far as they consist only of procedural rules for a tribunal in respect of which consultation with the Council on Tribunals is required by section 10(1) of the [1971 c. 62.] Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971.

20 Regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations revoked thereby.