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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Contributions

    1. 1–3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 4. Earnings factors.

  3. Liability to maintain children

    1. 5. Liability of parants to maintain children under the age of nineteen in respect of whom income support is paid.

  4. Benefits under the principal Act

    1. 6. Benefits for women widowed before 11th April 1988.

    2. 7. Abolition of earnings rule etc.

    3. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 9–19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 20. Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue for social security purposes.

    6. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Recovery from damages etc of sums equivalent to benefit

    1. 22. Recovery of sums equivalent to benefit from compensation payments in respect of accidents, injuries and diseases.

  6. Occupational and personal pensions etc

    1. 23. Equal treatment for men and women.

    2. 24. Miscellaneous amendments relating to pensions.

  7. War pensions committees

    1. 25. Establishment and functions of war pensions committees.

  8. General and supplementary provisions

    1. 26. Pre-consolidation amendments.

    2. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 28. Financial provisions.

    4. 29. Regulations and orders: general provisions.

    5. 30. Interpretation.

    6. 31. Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and transitional provisions.

    7. 32.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 33. Short title, commencement and extent.

  9. SCHEDULES

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      SCHEDULE 1

      Abolition of Earnings Rule Etc.

      1. 1–10.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Occupational and personal pensions

        1. 11.In section 29 of that Act (contracted-out rates of benefit)...

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      SCHEDULES 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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      SCHEDULE 4

      Recovery of Sums Equivalent to Benefit from Compensation Payments in respect of Accidents etc: Supplementary Provision

      1. Parts I—III . . .

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        Part IV MISCELLANEOUS

        1. 21.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. Modification of Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948

          1. 22.(1) In section 2 of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries)...

        3. Modification of Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985

          1. 23.In section 31 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (vesting...

        4. 24.. . . . . . . . . ....

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      SCHEDULE 5

      Employment-related Schemes for Pensions or other Benefits: Equal Treatment for Men and Women

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        Part I Compliance by Schemes

        1. Schemes to comply with the principle of equal treatment

          1. 1.Every employment-related benefit scheme shall comply with the principle of...

        2. The principle

          1. 2.(1) The principle of equal treatment is that persons of...

        3. Non-compliance: compulsory levelling up

          1. 3.(1) To the extent that any provision of an employment-related...

        4. Modification of schemes by the Occupational Pensions Board

          1. 4.(1) On an application made to them in respect of...

        5. Unfair maternity provisions

          1. 5.(1) In this Schedule “unfair maternity provisions”, in relation to...

        6. Unfair paternity leave provisions

          1. 5A.(1) Where an employment-related benefit scheme includes any unfair paternity...

        7. Unfair adoption leave provisions

          1. 5B.(1) Where an employment-related benefit scheme includes any unfair adoption...

        8. Unfair family leave provisions

          1. 6.(1) Where an employment-related benefit scheme includes any unfair family...

        9. Meaning of “employment-related benefit scheme” etc.

          1. 7.In this Schedule— (a) “employment-related benefit scheme” means any scheme...

        10. Extension of ban on compulsory membership

          1. 8.Section 15(1) of the 1986 Act (which renders void any...

        11. Jurisdiction

          1. 9.(1) The court, on the application of any person interested,...

        12. Interpretation

          1. 10.Expressions other than “benefit” which are used in this Part...

        13. Supplemental

          1. 11.In consequence of the foregoing provisions of this Schedule—

        14. Future repeal of actuarial provisions

          1. 12.The Secretary of State may by order repeal paragraph 2(4)(a)(i)...

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        Part II Amendment of Enactments Relating to Employment

        1. Equal Pay Act 1970 (c.41)

          1. 13.In section 6 of the Equal Pay Act 1970 (equality...

        2. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c.65)

          1. 14.(1) In section 4(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975...

        3. Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c.44)

          1. 15.In section 45 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978...

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      SCHEDULE 6

      Occupational and Personal Pensions

      1. Social Security Act 1973 (c.38)

        1. 1.Section 51(7) of the 1973 Act (which provides for regulations...

        2. 2.(1) At the beginning of subsection (2) of section 58...

        3. 3.In section 64 of that Act (modification of occupational pension...

        4. 4.In Schedule 16 to that Act (preservation of benefit under...

      2. Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60)

        1. 5.In section 35 of the Pensions Act (earner’s guaranteed minimum)...

        2. 6,7.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 8.(1) In section 41C of that Act (which, among other...

        4. 9.(1) In section 43 of that Act (which relates to...

        5. 10.(1) In section 44 of that Act (premium on termination...

        6. 11.In section 44A(1) of that Act (circumstances in which transfer...

        7. 12.In section 45(3) of that Act (election as to method...

        8. 13.(1) In section 52A of that Act (Secretary of State...

        9. 14.In section 52C(1) of that Act (discharge of scheme’s liability...

      3. Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 (c. 5)

        1. 15.In section 21 of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act...

      4. Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50)

        1. 16.In section 9(4) of the 1986 Act (which specifies provisions...

        2. 17.The following section shall be inserted after section 17 of...

        3. 18.In section 87(1) of that Act (provisions which extend to...

        4. 19.(1) In Schedule 1 to that Act (appropriate personal pension...

        5. 20.(1) For paragraph 8 of that Schedule there shall be...

      5. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1984 (S.I.1984/380)

        1. 21.(1) In regulation 22 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out)...

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      SCHEDULE 7

      Pre-consolidation Amendments

      1. Social Security Act 1973 (c. 38)

        1. 1.In section 58(2) of the 1973 Act (linked qualifying service)...

        2. 2–13.. . . . . . . . . ....

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

        4. 15–20.. . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 21.In section 43(2A) of that Act (linked qualifying service)—

        6. 22–26.. . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 27.In section 61 of that Act (consultations about subordinate legislation)...

        8. 28.. . . . . . . . . ....

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      SCHEDULE 8

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. 1–7.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 8.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 9.. . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Transitional and consequential provision in regulations

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

      5. Restriction on first up-rating of additional pension

        1. 11.. . . . . . . . . ....

      6. Consultations about subordinate legislation

        1. 12.(1) In section 61(2) of the Pensions Act—

      7. Regulations relating to home responsibilities

        1. 13.(1) Paragraph (a) of section 62(1) of the Pensions Act...

      8. 14–18.. . . . . . . . . ....

      9. Joint citations

        1. 19.In the following enactments, for the words “the Social Security...

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      SCHEDULE 9

      Repeals

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