Social Security Administration Act 1992

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170The Social Advisory CommitteeU.K.

(1)The Social Security Advisory Committee (in this Act referred to as “the Committee”) constituted under section 9 of the M1Social Security Act 1980 shall continue in being by that name—

(a)to give (whether in pursuance of a reference under this Act or otherwise) advice and assistance to the Secretary of State in connection with the discharge of his functions under the relevant enactments;

(b)to give (whether in pursuance of a reference under this Act or otherwise) advice and assistance to the Northern Ireland Department in connection with the discharge of its functions under the relevant Northern Ireland enactments; and

(c)to perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Committee under any enactment.

(2)Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the constitution of the Committee and the other matters there mentioned.

(3)The Secretary of State may from time to time refer to the Committee for consideration and advice such questions relating to the operation of any of the relevant enactments as he thinks fit (including questions as to the advisability of amending any of them).

(4)The Secretary of State shall furnish the Committee with such information as the Committee may reasonably require for the proper discharge of its functions.

(5)In this Act—

“the relevant enactments” means—
(a)
the provisions of the Contributions and Benefits Act[F1, this Act and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994], except as they apply to industrial injuries benefit and Old Cases payments;
(aa)
[F2the provision of the Jobseekers Act 1995;]
(ab)
F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ac)
[F4the provisions of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997; and]
(ad)
[F5the provisions of Chapter II of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998 and section 72 of that Act;]
(ae)
[F6sections F7... , 72 and 79 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;]
(af)
[F8section 42 F7... and [F9sections 69 and 70 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000;]]
(ag)
[F10[F11sections 6A to 11] of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001;]
(ah)
[F12the provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002;]
(ai)
[F13section 7 of the Age-Related Payments Act 2004;]
(aia)
[F14the provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;]
(aj)
[F15sections 32 and 33 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;]
(ak)
[F16the provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;]
(al)
[F17Part 4 of that Act;]
(ala)
[F18sections 96 to 97 of that Act;] and
(am)
[F19the provisions of Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014;]
(b)
the provisions of Part II of Schedule 3 to the Consequential Provisions Act, except as they apply to industrial injuries benefit; and
“the relevant Northern Ireland enactments” means—
(a)
the provisions of the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act and the Northern Ireland Administration Act, except as they apply to Northern Ireland industrial injuries benefit and payments under Part I of Schedule 8 to the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act; and
(aa)
[F20any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995; and]
(ab)
F21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ac)
[F22any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997; and]
(ad)
[F23any provision in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of Chapter II of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998 and section 72 of that Act;]
(ae)
[F24any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to sections F7..., 72 and 79 of the Welfare reform and Pensions Act 1999;]
(af)
[F25any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to section 42, any of [F26sections 69 and 70 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000]; and]
(ag)
[F27any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to [F28sections 6A to 11] of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001; and]
(ah)
[F29any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002; and]
(ai)
[F30 Article 9 of the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004;]
(aia)
[F31any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;]
(aj)
[F32any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to sections 32 and 33 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;]
(ak)
[F33any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to the provisions of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;]
(al)
[F34any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to Part 4 of that Act;]
(ala)
[F35any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to sections 96 to 97 of that Act;]
(am)
[F36any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to the provisions of Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014;]
(b)
the provisions of Part II of Schedule 3 to the M2Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, except as they apply to Northern Ireland industrial injuries benefit; and
(c)
F37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
and in this definition—
(i)
“Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
(ii)
“Northern Ireland industrial injuries benefit” means benefit under Part V of the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act other than under Schedule 8 to that Act.