Social Security Act 1975

Section 141.

SCHEDULE 16 Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

PART I Constitution of Council

1 (1) The Council shall consist of a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State and such number of other members so appointed as the Secretary of State may determine.

(2) The members other than the chairman shall include an equal number of persons appointed by the Secretary of State, after consultation with such organisations as he thinks fit, to represent employers and employed earners respectively.

2 (1) The Secretary of State may pay—

(a) to the chairman and other members of the Council, such salaries or other remuneration,

(b) to persons who are not members of the Council but who at the Council's invitation are joined with its members as advisers at a Council meeting or a meeting of any committee of the Council held to consider questions on which they are specially qualified, such fees, and

(c) to the chairman and other members of the Council and to persons attending meetings at the Council's request or attending meetings of any committee of the Council at the Council's or committee's request, such expenses and travelling and other allowances,

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

(2) Any payment under sub-paragraph (1)(a) may be made either in lieu of or in addition to any payment to the recipients under (I)(c).

(3) Any payment under sub-paragraph (1)(b) may be made either in lieu of or in addition to any expenses or travelling or other allowances payable to the recipient apart from that sub-paragraph.

PART II Regulations not Requiring Prior Submission to Council

3 Regulations made by virtue of section 66(5) of this Act for the purpose only of prescribing a day.

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

5 Regulations under section 162(6) of this Act (treatment of polygamous marriages).

6 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).

7 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 Attendance Allowance Board.

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

9 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.

10 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.

11 Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only regulations making with respect to industrial injuries benefit or its administration the same or substantially the same provision as has been, or is to be, made with respect to other benefit under Part II of this Act or the administration of such benefit.

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