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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Amendments of certain enactments relating to social security

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    2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 3.Amendments of Social Security Pensions Act 1975.

    4. 4. Miscellaneous amendments.

    5. 5.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

  3. Amendments of enactments relating to supplementary benefit and family income supplement

    1. 6.Amendments of Supplementary Benefits Act 1976.

    2. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 8.Provisions supplementary to ss. 6 and 7.

  4. Advisory Committees

    1. 9.The Social Security Advisory Committee.

    2. 10.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

    3. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Commissioners

    1. 12.Change of title of National Insurance Commissioners.

    2. 13.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

    3. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Miscellaneous

    1. 16.Amendments of Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943.

    2. 17, 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  7. General

    1. 19.Expenses.

    2. 20.Consequential and minor amendments of enactments.

    3. 21.Supplemental.

  8. Social Security Act 1980

    1. SCHEDULE 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      AMENDMENTS OF SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFITS ACT 1976

      1. Part I The amendments

        1. 1–20.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 21.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 22–30.. . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 31.In Schedule 5— (a) for the word “Commission" wherever it...

        5. 32.(1) In Schedule 6 paragraphs 6 and 7 (which relate...

      2. Part II Provisions of the Act as amended

    3. SCHEDULE 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Consequential and minor amendments of enactments

      1. Polish Resettlement Act 1947

        1. 1.(1) Section 3 of the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 and...

      2. The National Assistance Act 1948

        1. 2.(1) In section 22 of the National Assistance Act 1948,...

      3. The Maintenance Orders Act 1950

        1. 3.In section 8(1) of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (which...

      4. The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967

        1. 4.(1) Section 4(5) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967...

      5. The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

        1. 5.(1) In section 87(3) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act...

      6. The Local Authority Social Services Act 1970

        1. 6.In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act...

      7. The Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972

        1. 7.In section 16A(4) of the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act...

      8. The Employment and Training Act 1973

        1. 8.In section 12(2)(b) of the Employment and Training Act 1973...

      9. The Legal Aid Act 1974

        1. 9.(1) Section 11(6) of the Legal Aid Act 1974 (which...

        2. 10.. . . . . . . . . ....

      10. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975

        1. 11.In section 35(1)(a) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (which...

      11. The Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977

        1. 12.In subsection (13) of section 22 of the Social Security...

      12. The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978

        1. 13.(1) In section 132(3) of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act...

        2. 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      ENACTMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS REPEALED

      1. Part I Enactments and Instruments repealed on passing of Act

      2. Part II Enactments repealed on appointed day

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