Pension Schemes Act 1993

Application of provisions relating to social security administration E+W+S

167 Application of general provisions relating to administration of social security. E+W+S

(1) The M1 Social Security Administration Act 1992 shall apply as if references to that Act in the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) included references to the provisions referred to in section 164(1)(b) of this Act (in this section referred to as “the relevant provisions”).

(2) The provisions referred to in subsection (1) are the following provisions of the M1 Social Security Administration Act 1992—

section 116 (legal proceedings)

section 125 (regulations as to notification of deaths)

section 177 (co-ordination with Northern Ireland)

section 180 (payment of travelling expenses by the Secretary of State).

(3) Section 58 of that Act (regulations as to determination of questions and matters arising out of, or pending, reviews and appeals) shall apply to the relevant provisions as it applies to the M2 Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

(4) The references in section 59(2)(a) of the M1 Social Security Administration Act 1992 (procedure regulations) and in section 61(1)(a) of that Act (regulations as to matters arising pending determinations) to Parts II to IV of the M2 Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and to Part I of that Act shall be taken respectively to include a reference to section 46 and a reference to sections 41 and 42 of this Act.

(5) Section 124 of the M1 Social Security Administration Act 1992 (provisions relating to age, death and marriage) shall apply as if the information mentioned in subsection (1) of that section included information for the purposes of the relevant provisions.

(6) Section 121 of the M2 Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (treatment of certain marriages) shall apply to the relevant provisions.

Commencement Information

I1 Ss. 1-187 in force at 7.2.1994 by S.I. 1994/86, art. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 5.

M2 1992 c. 4.