Social Security Act 1980

20 Consequential and minor amendments of enactments

(1) The enactments specified in Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect with the amendments specified in that Schedule.

(2) An order under section 21(5) of this Act which brings into force a provision of the said Schedule 4 may contain such transitional provisions, including savings, as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with or arising out of the coming into force of that provision; and the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument vary or revoke any provision which by virtue of this subsection is included in another order.

(3) Section 26 of the [1966 c. 20.] Supplementary Benefit Act 1966 (which contained provision corresponding to section 20 of the [1976 c. 71.] Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 for the recovery of payments in cases of misrepresentation or non-disclosure) shall have effect and be deemed always to have had effect as if the said Act of 1976 had not been passed; but subsections (2) to (4) of the said section 26 shall not apply to any question to which subsections (2) to (4) of the said section 20 apply by virtue of this Act.