Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

177 Short title, commencement and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

(2) This Act is to be read, where appropriate, with the Administration Act and the Consequential Provisions Act.

(3) The enactments consolidated by this Act are repealed, in consequence of the consolidation, by the Consequential Provisions Act.

(4) Except as provided in Schedule 4 to the Consequential Provisions Act, this Act shall come into force on 1st July 1992.

(5) The following provisions extend to Northern Ireland—

• section 16 and Schedule 2;

• section 116(2); and

• this section.

(6) Except as provided by this section, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.